1889 Navy Midshipmen football team

1889 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainAlbertus Catlin
1889 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Trinity (NC)   –   2 – 0 – 0
Georgetown   –   5 – 1 – 0
  –   4 – 1 – 1
Virginia   –   4 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest   –   2 – 2 – 0
North Carolina   –   1 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 1 – 1
Johns Hopkins   –   2 – 4 – 1
Richmond   –   1 – 2 – 0
Dover Conference Academy   –   0 – 2 – 1
Furman   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1889 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled a 4–1–1 record and outscored opponents 112 to 42. In the ninth installment of the Johns Hopkins–Navy football rivalry, Navy won by a 36 to 0 score. The team captain was Albertus Catlin.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
St. John's (MD)Annapolis, MDW 20–10
Johns HopkinsAnnapolis, MD (rivalry)W 36–0
November 9DickinsonAnnapolis, MDT 0–0
November 2810:45 a.m.LehighAnnapolis, MDL 6–26[2]
December 7VirginiaAnnapolis, MDW 26–6[3]
December 25at Washington All-StarsWashington, DCW 24–0

References

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "Lehigh Vs. Naval Academy". The Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 29, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved August 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "News Of The Day". Alexandria Gazette. Alexandria, Virginia. December 9, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved March 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.