1930 Army Cadets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1930
| team = Army Cadets
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 9–1–1
| head_coach = Ralph Sasse
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Charles Humber
| stadium = Michie Stadium
}}
{{1930 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1930 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1930 college football season. In their first season under head coach Ralph Sasse, the Cadets compiled a 9–1–1 record, shut out seven of their eleven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 268 to 22, an average of 24.4 points scored and 2.0 points allowed per game. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen {{nowrap|6–0.}} The team's only blemish was a {{nowrap|7–6 loss}} to undefeated national champion Notre Dame team in Knute Rockne's final year as head coach.{{cite web|title=1930 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=July 31, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/army/1930-schedule.html}}
Two Army players were recognized on the All-America team. Tackle Jack Price received first-team honors from the North American Newspaper Association (NANA) and the Los Angeles Times.{{cite book|title=ESPN College Football Encyclopedia|page=1162|publisher=ESPN Books|year=2005|isbn=1401337031}}{{cite web|title=All-America Addendum -- Part 2|publisher=College Football Historical Society Newsletter|date=November 2008|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv12/CFHSNv12n2b.pdf|access-date=2015-08-01|archive-date=2012-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612013547/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv12/CFHSNv12n2b.pdf|url-status=dead}}(Los Angeles Times) Guard Charles Humber received second-team honors from the International News Service (INS) and third-team honors from the Associated Press {{nowrap|(AP).{{cite news|author=James Kilgallen|title=ALL-AMERICAN TEAM SELECTED: Two Notre Dame Men, Carideo and Schwartz, Are Named|work=Chester Times|date=December 1, 1930}}(INS){{cite news|author=Alan Gould|title=MIDDLE WEST HOLDS EDGE IN SELECTION OF 1930 ALL-AMERICAN GRID TEAMS: POLL BY ASSOCIATED PRESS SELECTS STARS FOR MYTHICAL ELEVEN|work=Evening Independent|date=December 6, 1930}}}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 39–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102360843/army-swamps-boston-u-390/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Army swamps Boston U., 39–0|date=September 28, 1930|accessdate=May 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = w
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 54–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102361039/army-squad-runs-over-furman-540/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Army squad runs over Furman, 54–0|date=October 5, 1930|accessdate=May 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1930|team=Swarthmore Garnet Tide|title=Swarthmore}}
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 39–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102361219/army-defats-swarthmore/|work=The Pittsburgh Press|title=Army defeats Swarthmore|date=October 12, 1930|accessdate=May 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Harvard
| site_stadium = Harvard Stadium
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 6–0
| attend = 60,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102361333/alert-and-powerful-west-point-team-grind/|work=The Hartford Daily Courant|title=Alert and powerful West Point team grinds out 6 to 0 triumph over Harvard|date=October 19, 1930|accessdate=May 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Yale
| site_stadium = Yale Bowl
| site_cityst = New Haven, CT
| score = 7–7
| attend = 77,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102361515/yale-and-army-battle-to-tie/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Yale and Army battle to tie|date=October 26, 1930|accessdate=May 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| opponent = North Dakota
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 33–6
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102361731/army-drive-pushes-back-nodaks-33-to-6/|work=Argus-Leader|title=Army drive pushes back Nodaks 33 to 6|date=November 2, 1930|accessdate=May 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Illinois
| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 13–0
| attend = 68,186
| source = {{cite news|title=Ray Stecker stars in 13–0 triumph for Army over fighting Illinois team|newspaper=Allentown Morning Call|date=November 9, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102295727/ray-stecker-stars-in-130-triumph-for-ar/|accessdate=May 20, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kentucky Wesleyan
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 47–2
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Army beats Kentucky Wesleyan in downpour by 47 to 2|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=November 16, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102361984/army-beats-kentucky-wesleyan-in-downpour/|accessdate=May 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1930|team=Ursinus Bears|title=Ursinus}}
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 18–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Army reserves beat game Ursinus team|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 23, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102362253/army-reserves-beat-game-ursinus-team/|accessdate=May 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Notre Dame
| site_stadium = Soldier Field
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–7
| attend = 110,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Notre Dame nips Army on icy field, 7–6|newspaper=Decatur Herald|date=November 30, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102362402/notre-dame-nips-army-on-icy-field-76/|accessdate=May 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 13
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Navy
| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename = Army–Navy Game
| score = 6–0
| attend = 75,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Army sinks Navy in fierce battle 6–0|newspaper=The Brooklyn Citizen|date=December 14, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102362568/army-sinks-navy-in-fierce-battle-60/|accessdate=May 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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