1909 Army Cadets football team

1909 Army Cadets football
Conference Independent
1909 record 3–2
Head coach Harry Nelly (2nd year)
Home stadium The Plain

The 1909 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1909 college football season. In their second season under head coach Harry Nelly, the Cadets compiled a 3–2 record, shut out two of their five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 57 to 32.[1] The team's only losses were to Yale and Harvard. The Army–Navy Game was not played in 1909.[2]

Tackle Daniel Pullen was selected by The New York Times as a second-team player on its 1909 College Football All-America Team.[3]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 2 Tufts The PlainWest Point, NY W 22–0    
October 9 Trinity The Plain • West Point, NY W 17–6    
October 16 Yale The Plain • West Point, NY L 0–17    
October 23 Lehigh The Plain • West Point, NY W 18–0    
October 30 Harvard The Plain • West Point, NY L 0–9    
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Army Yearly Results (1905-1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. "1909 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  3. "All-America Team Picked on Form Shown During 1909: Problems Confronting Experts Who Take Up This Thankless and Difficult Task of Choosing the So-Called "Best."" (PDF). The New York Times. November 28, 1909.
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