1916 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
CaptainClarence Ward
Home stadiumWorden Field
1916 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Birmingham   –  7 –1 –0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –  7 –1 –0
Maryland State   –  6 –2 –0
Marshall   –  7 –2 –1
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –  5 –2 –0
Spring Hill   –  4 –2 –0
West Virginia   –  5 –2 –2
Navy   –  6 –3 –1
Southwest Texas State   –  3 –1 –3
Presbyterian   –  4 –3 –0
Delaware   –  4 –3 –1
North Texas State Normal   –  4 –3 –1
Western Kentucky State Normal   –  3 –2 –0
George Washington   –  3 –3 –1
Wake Forest   –  3 –3 –0
Louisville   –  2 –3 –1
West Tennessee State Normal   –  2 –3 –1
Texas Mines   –  2 –3 –0
Tusculum   –  2 –3 –0

The 1916 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1916 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jonas Ingram, the Midshipmen compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 199 to 76.[1][2]

The annual Army–Navy Game was played on November 25 at the Polo Grounds in New York City; Army won 15–7.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Dickinson
T 0–0
October 7Georgetown
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 13–7
October 11Maryland State
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD (rivalry)
W 14–7[3]
October 14Pittsburgh
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 19–20
October 21West Virginia
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 12–7
October 28Georgia
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 27–3
November 42:30 p.m.Washington and Lee
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–10[4]
November 11at North Carolina A&M
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 50–0
November 18Villanova
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 57–7
November 25vs. Army
L 7–15

References

  1. ↑ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Navy Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ "State Scares Middies: Only Fumble Prevents Curley Byrd's Football Team From Tying The Score". The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1916. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Big Gridiron Games On Schedule Today". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. November 4, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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