Under head coach Ernest Graves Sr., the Cadets compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 108 to 59.

[1] Dwight D. Eisenhower, later the 34th president of the United States, played at the halfback position before suffering a career-ending injury in a game against Tufts.

Three players started all eight games for Army: Leland Hobbs at halfback;[2] Vernon Prichard at quarterback;[3] and Vern Scott Purnell at center.

Other notable players on the team included Omar Bradley, who was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Korean War;[4] Robert Neyland, later the long-time head football coach at the University of Tennessee; Geoffrey Keyes,[5] Leland Devore,[6] William M. Hoge,[7] and Louis A.

[19] The New York Times called him "one of the most promising backs in Eastern football" and dubbed him the "Kansas Cyclone.

"[20] After his performance in a close loss to Yale, the New York Tribune wrote that Eisenhower "is developing into a splendid back.

"[18] Eisenhower's college football playing career ended on November 16 when he twisted his knee in a game against Tufts.

Later in the week, he landed badly after a "monkey drill", vaulting over a horse, and his "knee crumpled, tearing the cartilage and tendons.

[24] Nine veterans from the 1911 team were lost to graduation, including Hyatt, Dean, Arnold and Littlejohn.

Harry Tuthill, trainer for the Detroit Tigers baseball team, was hired in early September 1912 to train the Cadets.

[27] Army opened its 1912 season on October 5 with a 27–0 victory over Stevens Institute at The Plain in West Point, New York.

Colgate scored in the first three minutes of the game, after advancing to the Army 15-yard line on a long pass from Huntington to Riley.

[12] On November 9, Army suffered its worst defeat of the season, losing by a 27–6 score against the Carlisle Indians.

[31] According to another account, Eisenhower and teammate Charles Benedict "ferociously tackled Thorpe -- one hitting him high, the other low -- in an attempt to knock him out of the game.

The New York Tribune described Tufts' line as "a stone wall" and noted that Army was "hard pressed at all times.