1926 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season

1926 Navy Midshipmen football

National champion (Boand, Houlgate)

Conference| Independent
Record| 9–0–1
Head coach|

* Bill Ingram (1st season)

Captain| Frank Wickhorst
Home stadium| Thompson Stadium

Seasons

<- 1925

1927 ->

1926 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Loyola (LA) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Howard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0
Delaware State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 2 Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 1
Wesley |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Texas Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 3
Davidson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Georgetown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
William & Mary |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Hampden–Sydney |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 3
George Washington |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Spring Hill |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1
Texas A&I |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Wake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Texas Mines |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Mississippi State Teachers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Tennessee Docs |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Catholic University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Delaware |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
East Tennessee State Teachers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
Duke |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Georgia Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0
Richmond |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Harding |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0
West Tennessee State Teachers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 1926 college football season. The Midshipmen were coached by Bill Ingram in his first year and finished the season undefeated with a record of nine wins, zero losses and one tie (9–0–1). Although Alabama and Stanford have been named the 1926 national champion by most selectors, the 1926 Navy team was retroactively named as the national champion under Boand and Houlgate Systems.[1] The team was ranked No. 2 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 2| Purdue|

* Thompson Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| W 17–13| |
October 9| Drake|

* Thompson Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| W 24–7| | [3]
October 9| Richmond|

* Thompson Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| W 26–0| |
October 16| at Princeton|

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ

| W 27–13| | [4]
October 23| Colgate|

* Thompson Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| W 13–7| 15,000| [5]
October 30| Michigan|

* Municipal Stadium
* Baltimore, MD

| W 10–0| 80,000|
November 6| West Virginia Wesleyan|

* Thompson Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| W 53–7| |
November 13| Georgetown|

* Thompson Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| W 10–7| |
November 20| Loyola (MD)|

* Thompson Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| W 35–13| |
November 27| vs. Army|

* Soldier Field
* Chicago, IL (Army–Navy Game)

| T 21–21| |

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1926 Army–Navy Game at Soldier Field in Chicago

## References

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1. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
2. ^ "Stanford Eleven Adjudged Best: Navy Ranks Second Under Dickinson System of Rating Teams". The Morning Post. Camden, N.J. December 17, 1926. p. 23 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Navy Gridders Defeat Drake: Iowa Invaders Turned Back By Score of 24-To-7". The Baltimore Sun. October 3, 1926. p. Sports 1 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ W. O. McGeehan (October 17, 1926). "Navy Team Beats Princeton: Middies Make Strong Finish". The Baltimore Sun. pp. Sports 1, 2 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Lloyd Runs Length Of Field To Bring Victory To Middies". The Baltimore Sun. October 24, 1926. p. II-2 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ DeLassus, David. "Navy Yearly Results: 1925–1929". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.

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1926 Navy Midshipmen football--national champions

* Edward Burke
* Tom Hamilton
* Frank Wickhorst

Head coach
Bill Ingram

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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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College football national champions (pre-AP Poll)

1869–1879|

* 1869: Princeton / Rutgers
* 1870: Princeton
* 1871: None
* 1872: Princeton / Yale
* 1873: Princeton
* 1874: Harvard / Princeton / Yale
* 1875: Columbia / Harvard / Princeton
* 1876: Yale
* 1877: Princeton / Yale
* 1878: Princeton
* 1879: Princeton

1880s|

* 1880: Princeton / Yale
* 1881: Princeton / Yale
* 1882: Yale
* 1883: Yale
* 1884: Princeton / Yale
* 1885: Princeton
* 1886: Princeton / Yale
* 1887: Yale
* 1888: Yale
* 1889: Princeton

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* 1890: Harvard
* 1891: Yale
* 1892: Yale
* 1893: Princeton / Yale
* 1894: Penn / Princeton / Yale
* 1895: Penn / Yale
* 1896: Lafayette / Princeton
* 1897: Penn / Yale
* 1898: Harvard / Princeton
* 1899: Harvard / Princeton

1900s|

* 1900: Yale
* 1901: Harvard / Michigan / Yale
* 1902: Michigan / Yale
* 1903: Michigan / Princeton
* 1904: Michigan / Minnesota / Penn
* 1905: Chicago / Yale
* 1906: Princeton / Yale
* 1907: Yale
* 1908: Harvard / LSU / Penn
* 1909: Yale

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* 1910: Harvard / Pittsburgh
* 1911: Penn State / Princeton
* 1912: Harvard / Penn State
* 1913: Auburn / Chicago / Harvard
* 1914: Army / Illinois / Texas
* 1915: Cornell / Minnesota / Oklahoma / Pittsburgh
* 1916: Army / Georgia Tech / Pittsburgh
* 1917: Georgia Tech
* 1918: Michigan / Pittsburgh
* 1919: Centre / Harvard / Illinois / Notre Dame / Texas A&M

1920s|

* 1920: California / Georgia / Harvard / Notre Dame / Princeton
* 1921: California / Cornell / Iowa / Lafayette / Washington & Jefferson / Vanderbilt
* 1922: California / Cornell / Princeton / Vanderbilt
* 1923: California / Cornell / Illinois / Michigan / Yale
* 1924: Notre Dame / Penn
* 1925: Alabama / Dartmouth / Michigan
* 1926: Alabama / Lafayette / Michigan / Navy / Stanford
* 1927: Georgia / Illinois / Notre Dame / Texas A&M / Yale
* 1928: Detroit / Georgia Tech / USC
* 1929: Notre Dame / Pittsburgh / USC

1930s|

* 1930: Alabama / Notre Dame
* 1931: Pittsburgh / Purdue / USC
* 1932: Colgate / Michigan / USC
* 1933: Michigan / Ohio State / Princeton / USC
* 1934: Alabama / Minnesota
* 1935: LSU / Minnesota / Princeton / SMU / TCU

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