1897 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season

1897 Navy Midshipmen football

Conference| Independent
Record| 8–1
Head coach|

* Bill Armstrong (1st season)

Captain| Johnny Halligan
Home stadium| Worden Field

Seasons

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1898 ->

1897 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Oklahoma |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0
Arkansas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 1
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Add-Ran |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0
Washington and Lee |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0
VPI |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
North Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
VMI |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Guilford |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Davidson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Georgia Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Columbian |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Richmond |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
North Carolina A&M |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Texas A&M |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Delaware |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1
William & Mary |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0
South Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0

The 1897 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1897 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Armstrong, the Midshipmen compiled an 8–1 record, shut out seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 111 to 34.[1][2] The Army–Navy Game was canceled due to Presidential cabinet order.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 9| Princeton|

* Worden Field
* Annapolis, MD

| L 0–28| 3,000| [3]
October 16| Penn second team|

* Unknown
* Annapolis, MD

| W 22–0| |
October 23| Princeton second team|

* Worden Field
* Annapolis, MD

| W 6–0| |
October 30| Penn State|

* Worden Field
* Annapolis, MD

| W 4–0| |
November 6| Rutgers|

* Worden Field
* Annapolis, MD

| W 1–0 (forfeit)| | [4]
November 13| Virginia|

* Worden Field
* Annapolis, MD

| W 4–0| |
November 17| University of Maryland, Baltimore|

* Worden Field
* Annapolis, MD

| W 38–0| |
November 20| Lehigh|

* Worden Field
* Annapolis, MD

| W 28–6| |
November 28| White Squadron|

* Worden Field
* Annapolis, MD

| W 8–0| |

## References

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1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 188\. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. ^ "Naval Cadets Make a Plucky Fight Against Princeton, but Are Beaten 28 to 0". The New York Times. October 10, 1897. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Gridiron Notes". The Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 6, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved August 10, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .

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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

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