1896 Navy Midshipmen football team

1896 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainJoe Powell
Home stadiumWorden Field
1896 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   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
  –   5 – 3 – 0
Arkansas   –   2 – 1 – 0
Clemson   –   2 – 1 – 0
Columbian   –   2 – 1 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   2 – 2 – 1
Add-Ran   –   1 – 1 – 1
Centenary   –   1 – 1 – 0
VMI   –   3 – 4 – 0
North Carolina   –   3 – 4 – 1
Furman   –   2 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss   –   1 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   3 – 7 – 2
South Carolina   –   1 – 3 – 0
Erskine   –   0 – 1 – 0
William & Mary   –   0 – 2 – 0
Davidson   –   0 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   0 – 6 – 0

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] The Army–Navy Game was canceled due to Presidential cabinet order.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7Penn
L 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[2]
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Could Not Keep the Ball". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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