The 1904 Army Cadets football team represented the

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in the

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. In their first season under head coach

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, the Cadets compiled a record, shut out five of their nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 136 to 27. The team's two losses were to

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and

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. In the annual

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, the Cadets defeated the

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Five members of the squad were honored by one or both of

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(WC) and

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(CW) on the

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team. They are: center

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(WC-1, CW-1); back

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(CW-1); end Alexander Garfield Gillespie (WC-2); halfback Frederick Prince (CW-2); and tackle Thomas Doe (WC-3).

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Army Black Knights football seasons

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