The 1910 Army Cadets football team represented the

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in the

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. In their third and final season under head coach

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, the Cadets compiled a record, shut out five of their eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 96 to 12 – an average of 12.0 points scored and 1.5 points allowed. The Cadets' two losses came against 1910 national champion

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by a 6 to 0 score and to the

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. Army's center Archibald Vincent Arnold was selected by sports writer,

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, of the ''

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'' as a first-team player on the

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team. Arnold was also selected by ''

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'' as a second-team All-American.

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