1931 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season

1931 Navy Midshipmen football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–5–1
Head coach|

* Edgar Miller (1st season)

Captain| Magruder Tuttle
Home stadium| Thompson Stadium

Seasons

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1932 ->

1931 Southern college football independents records

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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
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 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 |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 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][2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 3| William & Mary|

* Thompson Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| W 13–6| |
October 10| vs. Maryland|

* Griffith Stadium
* Washington, DC (rivalry)

| L 0–6| 16,000| [3]
October 17| Delaware|

* Thompson Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| W 12–7| 9,000| [4]
October 24| at Princeton|

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ

| W 15–0| |
October 31| West Virginia Wesleyan|

* Thompson Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| T 0–0| |
November 7| at Ohio State|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| L 0–20| 60,640|
November 14| Notre Dame|

* Municipal Stadium
* Baltimore, MD (rivalry)

| L 0–20| 56,861|
November 21| SMU|

* Thompson Stadium
* Annapolis, MD (rivalry)

| L 6–13| 7,000| [5]
November 28| Wooster|

* Thompson Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| W 19–6| |
December 5| at Penn|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| W 6–0| |
December 12| vs. Army|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY (Army–Navy Game)

| L 7–17| |

## References

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1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 190\. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. ^ John B. Keller (October 11, 1931). "Terps Gain First Victory Over Navy". The Sunday Star. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ "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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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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* 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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