1926 Navy Midshipmen football team

1926 Navy Midshipmen football
National champion (Boand, Houlgate)
Conference Independent
1926 record 9–0–1
Head coach Bill Ingram (1st season)
Home stadium Thompson Stadium
1926 NCAA independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Brown   –    9 –0 –1
Navy   –    9 –0 –1
Notre Dame   –    9 –1 –0
Furman   –    8 –1 –1
Army   –    7 –1 –1
Penn   –    7 –1 –1
Carnegie Tech   –    7 –2 –0
Syracuse   –    7 –2 –1
Citadel   –    7 –3 –0
Cornell   –    6 –1 –1
Villanova   –    6 –2 –1
Pittsburgh   –    5 –2 –2
Penn State   –    5 –4 –0
Wake Forest   –    5 –4 –1
Yale   –    4 –4 –0
Michigan State   –    3 –4 –1
Delaware   –    3 –5 –0
Havard   –    3 –5 –0
Duke   –    3 –6 –0
Drexel   –    2 –5 –0

The 1926 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 1926 college football season. The Midshipmen were coached by Bill Ingram in his first year and finished the season undefeated with a record of nine wins, zero losses and one tie (9–0–1). Although Alabama and Stanford have been named the 1926 national champion by most selectors, the 1926 Navy team was named as the national champion under Boand and Houlgate Systems.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 2 Purdue Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 17–13  
October 9 Drake Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 24–7  
October 9 Richmond Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 26–0  
October 16 at Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ W 27–13  
October 23 Colgate Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 13–7  
October 30 Michigan Municipal Stadium • Baltimore, MD W 10–0  
November 6 West Virginia Wesleyan Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 53–7  
November 13 Georgetown Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 10–7  
November 20 Loyola (MD) Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 35–13  
November 27 vs. Army Soldier Field • Chicago, IL (Rivalry) T 21–21  

Source:[2]

Final Dickinson rankings

TEAM Record Rating
1 Stanford (10–0–0) 22.50
2 Navy Midshipmen (9–0–1) 21.83
3 Michigan Wolverines (7–1–0) 21.25
3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–1–0) 21.25
4 Lafayette Leopards (9–0–0) 20.00
5 USC Trojans (8–2–0) 17.70
6 Alabama Crimson Tide (9–0–0) 16.67
7 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–1–0) 16.25
8 Army Cadets (7–1–1) 14.38
9 Brown Bears (9–0–1) 13.76
10 Northwestern Wildcats (7–1–0) 13.75
10 Illinois Fighting Illini (6–2–0) 13.75
10 Penn Quakers (7–1–1) 13.75

[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Navy Yearly Results: 1925–1929". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  3. ↑ "System Places Stanford First," Nevada State Journal (Reno), Dec. 17, 1926, p6


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