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1918 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1918 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–3–2
CaptainBill Ingram
Home stadiumWorden Field
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre     4 0 0
Presbyterian     2 0 0
Navy     4 1 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     4 1 0
Kentucky     2 1 0
Southwest Texas State     4 2 1
Tennessee (SATC)     3 2 0
Oglethorpe     5 3 0
Delaware     1 2 2
North Texas State Normal     1 2 1
Wake Forest     1 2 0
West Tennessee State Normal     2 4 0
Florida     0 1 0

The 1918 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1918 college football season. In their second season under head coach Gil Dobie, the Midshipmen compiled a 4–1 record, shut out two opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 283 to 20.[1]

The annual Army–Navy Game was not played during the 1918 season due to World War I.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 26Newport NTSW 47–7
November 2St. Helena NTS
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 66–0
November 9Hampton Roads NTS
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 37–6
November 16Ursinus
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 127–0
November 23Great Lakes Navy
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 6–7> 15,000[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Great Lakes Scores Fluke Win Over Navy". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1918. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.