1913 Army Cadets football team
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The 1913 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1913 college football season. In their first season under head coach Charles Dudley Daly, the Cadets compiled an 8–1 record, shut out five of their nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 253 to 57 – an average of 28.1 points scored and 6.3 points allowed.[1] The Cadets' only loss was against Notre Dame by a 35 to 13 score. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 22 to 9 score.[2]
End Louis A. Merrilat was a consensus first-team player on the 1913 College Football All-America Team.[3] Tackle Alex Weyand was selected as a second-team All-American by Walter Camp and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[4] Quarterback Vernon Prichard was selected as a second-team All-American by Harper's Weekly.[5]
Schedule
October 4Stevens Tech
W 34–0 October 11Rutgers
- The Plain
- West Point, NY
W 29–0 October 18Colgate
- The Plain
- West Point, NY
W 7–6 October 25Tufts
- The Plain
- West Point, NY
W 2–0 November 1Notre Dame
- The Plain
- West Point, NY (Rivalry)
L 13–35 November 8Albrght
- The Plain
- West Point, NY
W 77–0 November 15Villanova
- The Plain
- West Point, NY
W 55–0 November 22Springfield (MA)
- The Plain
- West Point, NY
W 14–7 November 29vs. Navy
W 22–9
References
- ^ "Army Yearly Results (1910-1914)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "1913 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "Camp Picks All-American Eleven: 2 Western Men on All-America Football Team". The Indianapolis Star. December 14, 1913.
- ^ "Butler of Wisconsin on All-American". Racine Journal-News. December 24, 1913.