1912 Army Cadets football team
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Conference | Independent |
1912 record | 5–3 |
Head coach | Ernest Graves, Sr. |
Home stadium | The Plain |
The 1912 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1912 college football season. The team finished with the season with a record of 5–3. Cadets offense scored 108 points, while the defense allowed 59 points. On November 9, Army battled the Carlisle Indian Academy, which featured legendary athlete Jim Thorpe.
Season

Dwight D. Eisenhower (2nd from left) and Omar Bradley (2nd from right) were members of the 1912 West Point football team.
Schedule
Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Black Knights points | Opponents | Record |
1 | Oct. 5 | Stevens Tech | Win | 27 | 0 | 1-0 |
2 | Oct. 12 | Rutgers | Win | 19 | 0 | 2-0 |
3 | Oct. 19 | Yale | Loss | 0 | 6 | 2-1 |
4 | Oct. 26 | Colgate | Win | 18 | 7 | 3-1 |
5 | Nov. 9 | Carlisle Indian | Loss | 6 | 27 | 3-2 |
6 | Nov. 16 | Tufts University | Win | 15 | 6 | 4-2 |
7 | Nov. 23 | Syracuse | Win | 23 | 7 | 5-2 |
8 | Nov. 30 | Navy | Loss | 0 | 6 | 5-3 |
Army–Navy Game
On November 30, Navy beat Army by a score of 6–0.
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