1919 Navy Midshipmen football team

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]

1919 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1919 record7–1
Head coachGil Dobie (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSingle wing
Base defense6–3–2
CaptainEddie Ewen
Home stadiumWorden Field
1919 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Marshall      8 0 0
Middle Tennessee      4 0 0
Florida Southern      3 0 0
Phillips      10 0 1
Navy      7 1 0
West Virginia      8 2 0
Presbyterian      4 3 2
Southwest Texas      4 4 0
Spring Hill      3 3 1
Chattanooga      3 5 1
Texas Mines      2 4 0
Delaware      2 5 1
Oglethorpe      2 6 1
Wake Forest      2 6 0

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 4NC StateW 49–0
October 11Johns Hopkins
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD (rivalry)
W 66–0
October 25Bucknell
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–6
November 1West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 20–6
November 8Georgetown
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–6
November 15Colby
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 121–0
November 29vs. ArmyW 6–0
December 5USS Utah
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 15–0

References

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


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