1920 Army Cadets football team

The 1920 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1920 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Charles Dudley Daly, the Cadets compiled a 7–2 record, shut out five of their nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 314 to 47. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen 7–0.

1920 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainGlenn Wilhide
Home stadiumThe Plain
Seasons
 1919
1921 
1920 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Boston College  800
Harvard  801
Princeton  601
Penn State  702
Pittsburgh  602
Army  720
Dartmouth  720
Cornell  620
Syracuse  621
Geneva  521
New Hampshire  521
Brown  630
Bucknell  630
Washington & Jefferson  631
Penn  640
Carnegie Tech  530
Lafayette  530
Holy Cross  530
Williams  530
Yale  530
Fordham  430
Franklin & Marshall  322
Boston University  431
Columbia  440
Duquesne  331
Vermont  350
NYU  251
Rhode Island State  044
Tufts  260
Rutgers  270
Buffalo  140
Colgate  152
Villanova  151
Drexel  060

Two players were recognized on the All-America team. Fullback Walter French was selected as a first-team All-American by Football World magazine and as a second-team All-American by Walter Camp and the United Press. Guard Fritz Breidster was selected as a second-team All-American by Walter Eckersall and a third-team player by Walter Camp.[1][2][3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Union (NY)W 35–0
October 2Marshall
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 38–0
October 9Middlebury
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 27–0
October 16Springfield
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 26–7[4]
October 23Tufts
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 28–6
October 30Notre Dame
L 17–2710,000[5]
November 6Lebanon Valley
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 53–0
November 13Bowdoin
  • The Plain
  • West Point, NY
W 90–0
November 27vs. NavyL 0–7

References

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  1. "Camp Names Gridiron Stars". Post-Standard. Syracuse, NY. December 15, 1920.
  2. "Weston on Second All-American Team". Janesville Daily Gazette. December 13, 1920.
  3. ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, p. 1154
  4. "Army Gets A Blot On Its Clean Slate". New York Herald. New York, New York. October 17, 1920. p. 21. Retrieved April 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. W. O. McGeehan (October 31, 1920). "Notre Dame Triumphs Over Army by 27 to 17: Soldiers Fail to Hold Lead Against Invaders; Gipp Stars". New York Tribune. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.