1928 Navy Midshipmen football team

1928 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainEd Burke
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
1928 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown   –   8 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 2 – 0
Howard   –   6 – 1 – 2
Loyola (LA)   –   7 – 3 – 0
  –   5 – 3 – 1
East Tennessee State Teachers   –   4 – 3 – 0
Delaware State   –   1 – 1 – 1
Duke   –   5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Normal   –   5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 4 – 1
Texas A&I   –   4 – 4 – 0
Texas Tech   –   4 – 4 – 1
Catholic University   –   4 – 5 – 0
Mississippi State Teachers   –   4 – 5 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   3 – 4 – 1
Texas Mines   –   3 – 4 – 1
Wesley   –   3 – 4 – 0
Appalachian State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Delaware   –   2 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest   –   2 – 6 – 2
Davidson   –   2 – 8 – 0
George Washington   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1928 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1928 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Ingram, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–3–1 record, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 121 to 21.[1]

The annual Army–Navy Game was canceled due to disagreement over player eligibility standards.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Davis & ElkinsL 0–2
October 6Boston College
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–6
October 13vs. Notre DameL 0–7120,000
October 20Duke
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 6–01,000[2]
October 27at PennW 6–0
November 3West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 37–0[3][4]
November 10vs. MichiganT 6–628,433
November 17Loyola (MD)
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 57–0
November 24vs. Princeton
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–13[5]

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. ^ "Navy gets in win column". The Virginian-Pilot. October 21, 1928. Retrieved June 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Navy Swamps Bobcat Eleven". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 4, 1928. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Navy Swamps Bobcat Eleven (continued)". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 4, 1928. p. 4, sports section. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Perry Lewiss (November 25, 1928). "Navy Vanquishes Tiger Foemen by 9 to 0: "Whitey" Lloyd Ties Knot in Tiger's Tail with 76-Yard Gallop". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.