1898 Navy Midshipmen football team

1898 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
CaptainCharles Fischer
Home stadiumWorden Field
1898 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina   –   9 – 0 – 0
Central (KY)   –   3 – 0 – 1
Oklahoma   –   2 – 0 – 0
  –   7 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 1 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 1 – 0
Georgetown   –   7 – 3 – 0
Texas A&M   –   4 – 2 – 0
VMI   –   4 – 2 – 0
Arkansas Industrial   –   2 – 1 – 0
Centre   –   2 – 1 – 2
VPI   –   3 – 2 – 0
Virginia   –   6 – 5 – 0
Richmond   –   3 – 3 – 1
Davidson   –   1 – 1 – 0
William & Mary   –   1 – 1 – 0
South Carolina   –   1 – 2 – 0
Delaware   –   2 – 5 – 2
Columbian   –   3 – 6 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 2 – 0
Add-Ran   –   1 – 3 – 1
Maryland   –   2 – 6 – 1
Guilford   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1898 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1898 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Armstrong, the Midshipmen compiled a 7–1 record, shut out three opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 130 to 56.[1] The Army–Navy Game was canceled due to Presidential cabinet order.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 83:00 p.m.Bucknell
W 11–0[2][3]
October 15Princeton
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–30
October 22Penn State
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 16–11
October 29Lafayette
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 18–0
November 5Columbian
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 52–5[4]
November 12Lehigh
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 6–5
November 19at Virginia
W 6–0
November 24VMI
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–5

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. ^ "Cadets Defeat Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 9, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "The Navies Win". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Naval Cadets win - They defeat Columbian University at Annapolis". The Washington Times. November 6, 1898. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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