1908 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2–1
Head coach
CaptainPercy Northcroft
Home stadiumWorden Field
Seasons
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1908 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   6 – 0 – 0
Virginia   –   7 – 0 – 1
Rollins   –   4 – 0 – 1
George Washington   –   8 – 1 – 1
Oklahoma   –   8 – 1 – 1
Tulane   –   7 – 1 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   6 – 1 – 0
The Citadel   –   4 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   9 – 2 – 1
Florida   –   5 – 2 – 1
TCU   –   6 – 3 – 0
VMI   –   4 – 2 – 0
Davidson   –   5 – 3 – 1
Baylor   –   5 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 3 – 0
Kentucky State   –   4 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   4 – 3 – 1
Arkansas   –   5 – 4 – 0
Texas   –   5 – 4 – 0
VPI   –   5 – 4 – 0
Arkansas State Normal   –   3 – 3 – 0
Chattanooga   –   4 – 4 – 0
North Carolina   –   3 – 3 – 3
Oklahoma A&M   –   4 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   3 – 4 – 1
Kendall   –   2 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   3 – 5 – 1
Texas A&M   –   3 – 5 – 0
Georgetown   –   2 – 4 – 1
Howard (AL)   –   2 – 4 – 0
Maryland   –   3 – 8 – 0
Stetson   –   0 – 1 – 1
Wake Forest   –   1 – 4 – 0
Goldey College   –   0 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College   –   0 – 1 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   0 – 2 – 0
Marshall   –   0 – 6 – 0

The 1908 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1908 college football season. In their first season under Frank Berrien, the Midshipmen compiled a 9–2–1 record, shut out seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 218 to 38.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Rutgers
W 18–0[3]
October 4St. John's (MD)
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 22–0
October 10Dickinson
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 22–0
October 14Maryland
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD (rivalry)
W 57–0
October 17Lehigh
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 16–0
October 24Harvard
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
T 6–68,000[4]
October 28George Washington
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 17–0
October 31Carlisle
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 6–16
November 7Villanova
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 30–6
November 14Penn State
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 5–0
November 21VPI
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 15–4
November 28vs. Army
L 4–6

References

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1905-1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Navy beats Rutgers through line's work". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 4, 1908. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Navy 6; Harvard 6: Eight Thousand Persons See Biggest Football Tussle At Annapolis; The Crimson Outplayed". the Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1908. p. 11.


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