The 1908 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 (including a scoreless tie with

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), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 87 to 21. The team's only loss was to

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. In the annual

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, the Cadets defeated the

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Two Army players were honored by

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(WC) on his

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team. They are center

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(second team) and end Johnson (third team). Philoon also received first-team honors from the ''

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. In addition, tackle

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was selected as a first-team All-American by the ''

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, and the ''

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Army Black Knights football seasons

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