1912 Army

5–⁠3, coached by Ernest Graves.

Dwight D. Eisenhower (3rd from left) and Omar Bradley (far right) were members of the 1912 West Point football team.
Dwight D. Eisenhower (3rd from left) and Omar Bradley (far right) were members of the 1912 West Point football team.Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Army in 1912, game by game: won vs. Stevens 27–0; won vs. Rutgers 19–0; lost vs. Yale 0–6; won vs. Colgate 18–7; lost vs. Carlisle 6–27; won vs. Tufts 15–6; won vs. Syracuse 23–7; lost vs. Navy 0–6+27−21Won 27–0 vs. Stevens+27StevensWon 19–0 vs. Rutgers+19RutgersLost 0–6 vs. Yale-6YaleWon 18–7 vs. Colgate+11ColgateLost 6–27 vs. Carlisle-21CarlisleWon 15–6 vs. Tufts+9TuftsWon 23–7 vs. Syracuse+16SyracuseLost 0–6 vs. Navy-6Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsStevensW 27–⁠092%
Oct 12vsRutgersW 19–⁠074%
Oct 19vsYaleL 0–⁠649%
Oct 26vsColgateW 18–⁠772%
Nov 9vsCarlisleL 6–⁠2734%
Nov 16vsTuftsW 15–⁠691%
Nov 23vsSyracuseW 23–⁠768%
Nov 30vsNavyL 0–⁠656%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Photographs from 1912

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
108–⁠59
Coach
Ernest Graves
Elo
1548 −9 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
4.6 No. 35 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Leland Devore