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1898 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1898 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
CaptainCharles Fischer
Home stadiumWorden Field
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina     9 0 0
Central (KY)     3 0 1
Oklahoma     2 0 0
Navy     7 1 0
West Virginia     6 1 0
Marshall     4 1 0
Georgetown     7 3 0
Texas A&M     4 2 0
VMI     4 2 0
Arkansas Industrial     2 1 0
Centre     2 1 2
VPI     3 2 0
Virginia     6 5 0
Richmond     3 3 1
Davidson     1 1 0
William & Mary     1 1 0
South Carolina     1 2 0
Delaware     2 5 2
Columbian     3 6 0
North Carolina A&M     1 2 0
Add-Ran     1 3 1
Maryland     2 6 1
Guilford     0 3 0

The 1898 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1898 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Armstrong, the Midshipmen compiled a 7–1 record, shut out three opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 130 to 56.[1] The Army–Navy Game was canceled due to Presidential cabinet order.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 83:00 p.m.BucknellW 11–0[2][3]
October 15Princeton
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–30
October 22Penn State
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 16–11
October 29Lafayette
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 18–0
November 5Columbian
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 52–5[4]
November 12Lehigh
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 6–5
November 19at Virginia
W 6–0
November 24VMI
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–5

References

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  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Cadets Defeat Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 9, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "The Navies Win". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Naval Cadets win - They defeat Columbian University at Annapolis". The Washington Times. November 6, 1898. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.