1891 Army Cadets football team

1891 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
1891 record	4–1–1
Head coach	Henry L. Williams (1st year)
Captain	Dennis Michie
Home stadium	The Plain

The 1891 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1891 college football season. In the first full season of Army football (Army had played a single game in 1890), the Cadets compiled a 4–1–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 80 to 73.^[1] The Cadets opened the season with a 10–6 victory over Fordham – the first win in Army football history.^[2] In the final game of the season, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 32 to 16 score in the second annual Army–Navy Game.^[3]

Army's head coach in 1891 was 22-year-old Henry L. Williams, who had played football at Yale. Williams remained at the Academy only one year. He later served as head coach at Minnesota for 22 years and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

No Army Cadets were honored on the 1891 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 24, 1891	Fordham	The Plain • West Point, NY	W 10–6	-
October 31	Princeton "B" team	The Plain • West Point, NY	T 12–12	-
November 7	Stevens Tech	The Plain • West Point, NY	W 14–12	-
November 14	Rutgers	The Plain • West Point, NY	L 6–27	-
November 21	Schuylkill Navy AC	The Plain • West Point, NY	W 6–0	-
November 28	Navy	Worden Field • Annapolis, MD (Army-Navy Game)	W 32–16	-
Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players

Harry H. Pattison
Sterling P. Adams, center
Butler Ames
Elmer W. Clark, right guard
Peter W. Davidson, left halfback
Willard E. Gleason, left guard
George E. Houle, left tackle
Dennis Michie, fullback
James T. Moore, left end
Leonard M. Prince, right end
Fine W. Smith, right tackle
Edward J. Timberlake, right halfback
Kirby Walker, quarterback
Frank A. Wilcox

References

↑ "Army Yearly Results (1890-1894)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
↑ "1891 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
↑ "Victory For West Point: The Military Cadets Defeat the Naval Boys; A Stubbornly-Fought Game of Football at Annapolis, in Which a Good Deal of Rough Work Was Done on Both Sides". The New York Times. November 29, 1891.

Army Black Knights football

Venues	The Plain (1890–1923) Michie Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy; Thompson Cup) Notre Dame

Culture and lore	Army Mule Black Death Award "On Brave Old Army Team" "The Army Goes Rolling Along" 1946 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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