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1914 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1914 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainHarvey Overesch
Home stadiumWorden Field
Seasons
← 1913
1915 →
1914 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas     8 0 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     5 0 1
Oklahoma     9 1 1
Delaware     7 1 1
Davidson     5 1 1
Georgia Tech     6 2 0
Presbyterian     4 1 1
Oklahoma A&M     6 2 1
Navy     6 3 0
Maryland     5 3 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     5 3 0
Howard (AL)     4 3 1
Maryville (TN)     6 4 0
Sam Houston Normal     3 2 0
Marshall     5 4 0
West Virginia     5 4 0
Rice     3 2 3
North Texas State Normal     3 3 0
South Carolina     5 5 1
VMI     4 4 0
Mississippi Normal     2 3 1
Texas Mines     2 3 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     1 2 0
Baylor     3 5 2
West Tennessee State Normal     3 5 0
Arkansas     3 6 0
Louisiana Industrial     2 4 0
Wake Forest     3 6 0
Furman     2 5 0
Southwest Texas State     2 6 0
Louisville     1 7 0
Catholic University     0 6 1

The 1914 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1914 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Douglas Legate Howard, the team compiled a 6–3 record, shut out three opponents, and defeated its opponents by a combined score of 174 to 83.[1][2]

The annual Army–Navy Game was played on November 28 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia; Army won 20–0.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3GeorgetownW 13–0[3]
October 10Pittsburgh
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 6–138,000[4]
October 17PennL 6–13
October 24Western Reserve
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 48–0
October 31North Carolina A&M
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 16–14[5]
November 7Fordham
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–0[6]
November 14Colby
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 31–21
November 21Ursinus
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 33–2
November 28vs. ArmyL 0–20

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. ^ a b "Navy Yearly Results (1910-1914)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Navy gets hard game from Georgetown, 13–0". The Boston Globe. October 4, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pitt and Navy to Clash Next Year". The Pittsburg Press. October 12, 1914. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Carolina Aggies surprise Navy squad". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 1, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Navy Blanks Fordham". The Baltimore Sun. November 8, 1914 – via Newspapers.com.