1908 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1908 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2–1
Head coach
CaptainPercy Northcroft
Home stadiumWorden Field
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     6 0 0
Virginia     7 0 1
Rollins     4 0 1
George Washington     8 1 1
Oklahoma     8 1 1
Tulane     7 1 0
North Carolina A&M     6 1 0
The Citadel     4 1 1
Navy     9 2 1
Florida     5 2 1
TCU     6 3 0
VMI     4 2 0
Davidson     5 3 1
Baylor     5 3 0
West Virginia     5 3 0
Kentucky State     4 3 0
Louisiana Industrial     4 3 1
Arkansas     5 4 0
Texas     5 4 0
VPI     5 4 0
Arkansas State Normal     3 3 0
Chattanooga     4 4 0
North Carolina     3 3 3
Oklahoma A&M     4 4 0
Delaware     3 4 1
Kendall     2 3 0
South Carolina     3 5 1
Texas A&M     3 5 0
Georgetown     2 4 1
Howard (AL)     2 4 0
Maryland     3 8 0
Stetson     0 1 1
Wake Forest     1 4 0
Goldey College     0 2 1
Mississippi College     0 1 0
Southwest Texas State     0 2 0
Marshall     0 6 0

The 1908 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1908 college football season. In their first season under Frank Berrien, the Midshipmen compiled a 9–2–1 record, shut out seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 218 to 38.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3RutgersW 18–0[3]
October 4St. John's (MD)
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 22–0
October 10Dickinson
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 22–0
October 14Maryland
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD (rivalry)
W 57–0
October 17Lehigh
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 16–0
October 24Harvard
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
T 6–68,000[4]
October 28George Washington
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 17–0
October 31Carlisle
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 6–16
November 7Villanova
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 30–6
November 14Penn State
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 5–0
November 21VPI
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 15–4
November 28vs. ArmyL 4–6

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1905-1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Navy beats Rutgers through line's work". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 4, 1908. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Navy 6; Harvard 6: Eight Thousand Persons See Biggest Football Tussle At Annapolis; The Crimson Outplayed". the Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1908. p. 11.