1899 Navy Midshipmen football team

1899 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainWard Wortman
Home stadiumWorden Field
1899 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI   –   1 – 0 – 0
VPI   –   4 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   6 – 2 – 0
Arkansas   –   3 – 1 – 1
Georgetown   –   5 – 2 – 1
Texas A&M   –   4 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma   –   2 – 1 – 0
Baylor   –   2 – 1 – 1
Guilford   –   2 – 1 – 1
  –   5 – 3 – 0
Virginia   –   4 – 3 – 2
Add-Ran   –   0 – 0 – 1
Richmond   –   2 – 2 – 0
South Carolina   –   2 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   2 – 3 – 0
William & Mary   –   2 – 3 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 2 – 2
Davidson   –   1 – 3 – 1
Maryland   –   1 – 4 – 0
Marshall   –   0 – 0 – 1

The 1899 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1899 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Armstrong, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–3 record, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 94 to 27.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7Princeton
L 0–5
October 14Georgetown
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 12–0
October 21Penn State
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 6–0
October 28Lafayette
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–5
November 4North Carolina
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 12–0[2]
November 11Trinity (CT)
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 35–0
November 18at Lehigh
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 24–0
December 2vs. Army
L 5–17

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. ^ "Naval Cadets win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 5, 1899. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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