1919 Navy Midshipmen football team

1919 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference Independent
1919 record 7–1
Head coach Gil Dobie
Captain Eddie Ewen
Home stadium Worden Field

The 1919 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1919 college football season. In their third season under head coach Gil Dobie, the Midshipmen compiled a 7–1 record, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 298 to 18.[1][2]

After cancellation due to World War I in 1917 and 1918, the annual Army–Navy Game was played on November 29, 1919, at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Navy won by a 6 to 0 score.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent (Record) Result Navy Opp Notes Bowl game
October 4 vs. North Carolina State (7-2) W 49 0
October 11 vs. Johns Hopkins W 66 0
October 25 vs. Bucknell (5-4-1) W 21 6
November 1 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan W 20 6
November 8 vs. Georgetown (7-3) L 0 6
November 15 vs. Colby W 121 0
November 29 vs. Army (6-3) W 6 0 At the Polo Grounds in New York City, New York
December 5 vs. USS Utah W 15 0

References

  1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 189. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Navy Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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