The 1909 Army Cadets football team represented the

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in the 1909 college football season. In their second season under head coach

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, the Cadets compiled a record, shut out two of their five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 57 to 32. The team's two losses were to

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and

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; the

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was not played Tackle

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was selected by ''

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'' as a second-team player on its

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team.

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