1891 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season

1891 Navy Midshipmen football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–2
Head coach|

* None

Captain| Charles Macklin
Home stadium| Worden Field

Seasons

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1891 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Trinity (NC) |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 0  | – | 0
Wake Forest |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 1  | – | 0  | – | 0
VMI |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 0  | – | 1
Vanderbilt |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 1  | – | 0
Navy |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 2  | – | 0
Virginia |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 1  | – | 2
Delaware |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 3  | – | 1
Kentucky State College |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 1  | – | 1  | – | 0
Georgetown |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 2  | – | 0
Sewanee |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 1  | – | 2  | – | 0
Central (KY) |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 0  | – | 1  | – | 0
Furman |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 0  | – | 1  | – | 0
Tennessee |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 0  | – | 1  | – | 0
West Virginia |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 0  | – | 1  | – | 0
Johns Hopkins |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 0  | – | 2  | – | 0
North Carolina |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 0  | – | 2  | – | 0
Richmond |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 0  | – | 2  | – | 0

The 1891 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1891 college football season. The team compiled a 5–2 record and outscored its opponents 205 to 40.[1] In the second installment of the Army–Navy Game, Army prevailed by a 32–16 score. Charles Macklin was the team captain in 1891.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result

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October 24| St. John's (MD)|

* Worden Field
* Annapolis, MD

| W 28–6
October 31| Rutgers|

* Worden Field
* Annapolis, MD

| W 21–12
November 7| Gallaudet|

* Worden Field
* Annapolis, MD

| W 6–0
November 11| Georgetown|

* Worden Field
* Annapolis, MD

| W 16–4
November 14| Dickinson|

* Worden Field
* Annapolis, MD

| W 34–4
November 21| Lafayette|

* Worden Field
* Annapolis, MD

| L 0–4
November 28| at Army|

* Worden Field
* Annapolis, MD (Army–Navy Game)

| L 16–32

## References

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1. ^ a b "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 188\. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2015.

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Navy Midshipmen football

Venues|

* Worden Field (1890–1923)
* Thompson Stadium (1924–1958)
* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present)
* Memorial Stadium (alternate)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
* Air Force: Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
* Johns Hopkins
* Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic
* Notre Dame
* SMU: Gansz Trophy

Culture & lore|

* Bill the Goat
* "Anchors Aweigh"
* "I believe that we will win!"
* Marching band
* "Navy ends the drought"
* 2007 North Texas game
* Salute
* That Navy Spirit
* Navy Blue and Gold

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* Head coaches
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