1923 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1923 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1923 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bob Folwell, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–1–3 record, shut out three opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 168 to 62.[1][2]

1923 Navy Midshipmen football
Rose Bowl, T 14–14 vs. Washington
ConferenceIndependent
1923 record5–1–3
Head coachBob Folwell (4th season)
CaptainArthur Carney
Home stadiumWorden Field
1923 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tennessee Docs      6 0 2
VMI      9 1 0
West Virginia      7 1 1
Loyola (LA)      5 1 1
Navy      5 1 3
Middle Tennessee      4 1 0
Quantico Marines      7 2 1
Wake Forest      6 3 0
William & Mary      6 3 0
Louisville      5 3 0
Delaware      5 3 1
Trinity (NC)      5 4 0
Catholic University      4 4 0
Texas Mines      3 4 0
Richmond      3 5 0
Georgetown      3 6 0
East Tennessee State      3 6 0
Tulsa      2 5 1
Davidson      3 7 0

The annual Army–Navy Game was played on November 25 at the Polo Grounds in New York City and the teams played to a scoreless tie. Navy was invited to play in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, and played Washington to a 14–14 tie.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 29William & MaryW 39–10
October 6Dickinson
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 13–7
October 13West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 26–7
October 20Penn StateL 3–21
October 27vs. PrincetonT 3–3
November 3Colgate
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 9–0
November 10St. Xavier
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 61–0
November 24vs. ArmyT 0–0
January 1, 1924vs. WashingtonT 14–1445,000

References

  1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 190. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. "Navy Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.


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