1895 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1895 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1895 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Matthew McClung, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 152 to 16.[1][2] The Army–Navy Game was canceled due to Presidential cabinet order.

1895 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1895 record5–2
Head coachMatthew McClung (1st season)
CaptainEd Macauley
Home stadiumWorden Field
1895 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Texas      5 0 0
LSU      3 0 0
Arkansas      1 0 0
Henry Kendall      1 0 0
North Carolina      7 1 1
VMI      5 1 0
West Virginia      5 1 0
Centre      4 1 1
Wofford      3 1 0
Virginia      9 3 0
Navy      5 2 0
VAMC      4 2 0
Ole Miss      2 1 0
South Carolina      2 1 0
Tennessee      3 2 1
Tulane      3 2 0
Kentucky State      4 5 0
North Carolina A&M      1 2 1
Delaware      1 3 0
Wake Forest      0 0 1
Marshall      0 1 1
Catholic University      0 1 0
Oklahoma      0 1 0
Furman      0 2 0
Mississippi A&M      0 2 0
Richmond      0 5 1

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 5Elizabeth Athletic ClubW 6–0
October 12New Jersey Athletic Club
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 34–0
October 19Franklin & Marshall
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 68–0
October 26Carlisle
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 34–0
November 2Virginia
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 1–0*
November 9Orange Athletic Club
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 6–10
November 16Lehigh
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 4–6

*Virginia forfeited due to major fire at the University of Virginia

References

  1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 188. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. "Navy Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.


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