1921 Navy Midshipmen football team

1921 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1
Head coach
CaptainEmery Lawson
Home stadiumWorden Field
1921 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee Docs   –   8 – 0 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   7 – 0 – 0
Talladega   –   4 – 0 – 1
  –   6 – 1 – 0
Sam Houston Normal   –   3 – 1 – 2
Erskine   –   6 – 2 – 0
Marshall   –   5 – 2 – 1
Delaware   –   5 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 2 – 1
East Tennessee State Normal   –   4 – 3 – 0
Birmingham–Southern   –   4 – 4 – 1
Louisville   –   2 – 2 – 1
Marion   –   4 – 4 – 0
Spring Hill   –   4 – 4 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   4 – 5 – 1
Mississippi Normal   –   3 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   2 – 4 – 1
Loyola (LA)   –   2 – 4 – 0
Roanoke   –   3 – 7 – 0
Abilene Christian   –   2 – 5 – 0
Bryson College   –   2 – 5 – 0
Stetson   –   1 – 4 – 0
Texas Mines   –   1 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest   –   2 – 8 – 0
Presbyterian   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1921 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1921 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Folwell, the Midshipmen compiled a 6–1 record, shut out six opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 147–13.[1]

The annual Army–Navy Game was played on November 26 at the Polo Grounds in New York City; Navy won 7–0.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1NC StateW 40–0
October 8Western Reserve
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 53–0
October 15Princeton
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 13–0
October 29Bethany (WV)
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–0
November 5Bucknell
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 6–0[3]
November 12vs. Penn StateL 7–1325,000
November 26vs. ArmyW 7–040,000[2]

References

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 190. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Navy plows through sea of mud and defeats Army, 7-0, before notables". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 27, 1921. p. 1, part 2.
  3. ^ "Navy Barely Able To Turn in a Victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 7, 1921. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.