1931 Navy Midshipmen football team

1931 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
CaptainMagruder Tuttle
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
1931 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Catholic University   –   8 – 1 – 0
Texas Mines   –   7 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 1 – 2
William & Mary Norfolk   –   1 – 0 – 1
Furman   –   5 – 2 – 2
George Washington   –   5 – 2 – 2
Texas Tech   –   6 – 3 – 0
Troy State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   6 – 4 – 0
  –   5 – 5 – 1
Wake Forest   –   4 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina   –   4 – 4 – 0
Davidson   –   4 – 4 – 2
Western Maryland   –   4 – 4 – 2
Delaware State   –   2 – 2 – 1
Georgetown   –   4 – 5 – 1
Richmond   –   4 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe   –   3 – 6 – 0
South Georgia Teachers   –   2 – 6 – 0
Jefferson (TX)   –   1 – 7 – 1
Jacksonville State   –   0 – 7 – 1

The 1931 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1931 college football season. In their first season under head coach Edgar Miller, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–5–1 record, shut out three opponents, but outscored all opponents by a combined score of 95 to 78.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3William & Mary
W 13–6
October 10vs. Maryland
L 0–616,000[2]
October 17Delaware
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 12–79,000[3]
October 24at Princeton
W 15–0
October 31West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
T 0–0
November 7at Ohio State
L 0–2060,640
November 14Notre Dame
L 0–2056,861
November 21SMU
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD (rivalry)
L 6–137,000[4]
November 28Wooster
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 19–6
December 5at Penn
W 6–0
December 12vs. Army
L 7–17

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. ^ John B. Keller (October 11, 1931). "Terps Gain First Victory Over Navy". The Sunday Star. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Navy Captures 12-7 Contest: Fighting Delaware Eleven Throws Scare Into Middy Football Camp". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1931. p. Sport 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Mustangs keep slate clean by beating Navy". The Hartford Courant. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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