1923 Navy Midshipmen football team

1923 Navy Midshipmen football
Rose Bowl, T 14–14 vs. Washington
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1–3
Head coach
CaptainArthur Carney
Home stadiumWorden Field
1923 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Davis & Elkins   –   8 – 0 – 0
King   –   8 – 0 – 1
VMI   –   9 – 1 – 0
Tennessee Docs   –   6 – 0 – 2
West Virginia   –   7 – 1 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   4 – 1 – 0
Loyola (LA)   –   5 – 1 – 1
Quantico Marines   –   7 – 2 – 1
  –   5 – 1 – 3
Stetson   –   5 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest   –   6 – 3 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   6 – 3 – 0
William & Mary   –   6 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   5 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 1
Trinity (NC)   –   5 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   5 – 4 – 0
Union (TN)   –   4 – 4 – 1
Catholic University   –   4 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   3 – 3 – 0
Texas Mines   –   3 – 4 – 0
Richmond   –   3 – 5 – 0
Georgetown   –   3 – 6 – 0
East Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 6 – 0
Davidson   –   3 – 7 – 0
George Washington   –   2 – 8 – 0
Birmingham–Southern   –   1 – 5 – 2
Marshall   –   1 – 7 – 0
Spring Hill   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1923 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1923 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bob Folwell, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–1–3 record, shut out three opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 168 to 62.[1]

The annual Army–Navy Game was played on November 25 at the Polo Grounds in New York City and the teams played to a scoreless tie. Navy was invited to play in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, and played Washington to a 14–14 tie.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29William & MaryW 39–10
October 6Dickinson
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 13–7
October 13West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 26–7
October 20Penn StateL 3–2120,000
October 27vs. PrincetonT 3–3
November 3Colgate
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 9–0
November 10St. Xavier
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 61–0[2]
November 24vs. ArmyT 0–066,000[3]
January 1, 1924vs. WashingtonT 14–1445,000[4]

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. ^ "St. Xavier buried by Navy's attack". The Baltimore Sun. November 11, 1923. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Army and Navy play to scoreless tie before a 66,000 jam at Polo Grounds". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 25, 1923. p. 1, part 2.
  4. ^ "Navy ties Washington, 14 all". The Tampa Morning Tribune. January 2, 1924. Retrieved June 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.