1927 Navy Midshipmen football team

1927 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainNed Hannegan
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
1927 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown   –   8 – 1 – 0
Spring Hill   –   6 – 1 – 0
Wesley   –   6 – 1 – 0
Georgia Normal   –   6 – 1 – 1
George Washington   –   7 – 2 – 0
Texas A&I   –   4 – 1 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   6 – 2 – 0
Loyola (LA)   –   6 – 2 – 2
  –   6 – 3 – 0
Catholic University   –   5 – 3 – 0
West Tennessee State Teachers   –   5 – 3 – 1
Texas Tech   –   5 – 4 – 0
Davidson   –   4 – 4 – 1
Delaware State   –   1 – 1 – 0
Howard   –   3 – 3 – 2
Southwestern (TN)   –   5 – 5 – 1
Texas Mines   –   2 – 2 – 2
Mississippi State Teachers   –   3 – 4 – 1
Duke   –   4 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 6 – 1
Delaware   –   2 – 5 – 1
East Tennessee State Teachers   –   2 – 5 – 0
Oglethorpe   –   2 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest   –   2 – 6 – 2

The 1927 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1927 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Ingram, the Midshipmen compiled a 6–3 record, shut out two opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 192 to 84.[1]

The annual Army–Navy Game was played on November 26 at the Polo Grounds in New York City; Army won 14–9.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Davis & ElkinsW 35–6
October 8Drake
  • Farragut Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 27–0[2]
October 15vs. Notre DameL 6–1945,101
October 22Duke
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 32–6[3]
October 29at PennW 12–6
November 5West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 26–0
November 12at MichiganL 12–2783,650
November 19Loyola (MD)
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 33–6
November 26vs. ArmyL 9–14

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. ^ "Middy Gridmen Outclass Foe". The Baltimore Sun. October 9, 1927. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Breaks help Navy beat Duke". The Washington Post. October 23, 1927. Retrieved June 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.