1896 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1896 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1896 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Johnny Poe, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 180 to 53.[1][2] The Army–Navy Game was canceled due to Presidential cabinet order.

1896 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1896 record5–3
Head coachJohnny Poe (1st season)
CaptainJoe Powell
Home stadiumWorden Field
1896 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Centre      6 0 1
Texas A&M      2 0 1
Oklahoma      2 0 0
North Carolina A&M      1 0 0
Virginia      7 2 2
VPI      5 2 1
Arkansas      2 1 0
Navy      5 3 0
Clemson      2 1 0
VMI      3 4 0
North Carolina      3 4 1
Furman      2 3 0
West Virginia      3 7 2
South Carolina      1 3 0
Erskine      0 1 0
William & Mary      0 2 0
Delaware      0 6 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 7PennL 0–8
October 10Franklin & Marshall
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 49–0
October 17St. John's (MD)
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 68–0
October 24Penn reserve team
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–6
October 31Rutgers
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 40–6
November 7Lehigh
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 24–10
November 23White Squadron
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 11–5
November 26Lafayette
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 6–18

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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