1888 Navy Midshipmen football team

1888 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–4
Head coach	None
Captain	George Fermier

1888 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown			–					4	–	2	–	0
Trinity (NC)			–					2	–	1	–	0
Virginia			–					2	–	1	–	0
Wake Forest			–					2	–	1	–	0
Johns Hopkins			–					6	–	5	–	0
Richmond			–					1	–	2	–	0
North Carolina			–					1	–	3	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	4	–	0
Gallaudet			–							–
Randolph–Macon			–							–
St. John's (MD)			–							–

The 1888 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 1–4 record and were outscored by its opponents 73 to 35.^[1] In the eighth installment of the Johns Hopkins–Navy football rivalry, Navy lost by a 25 to 12 score.^[2] In the final game of the 1888 season, the Midshipmen lost to St. John's College by a 22–6 score, with a brawl breaking out at the end of the game.^[3][4] The team captain was George Hayward.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
November ?	St. John's (MD)	Annapolis, MD	L 4–6
November 3	Gallaudet	Annapolis, MD	W 4–0
November 29	Johns Hopkins	Annapolis, MD (rivalry)	L 12–25
December 1	Penn	Annapolis, MD	L 9–20
December 9	St. John's (MD)	Annapolis, MD	L 6–22

References

1. "Navy Yearly Results (1885-1889)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
2. "The Naval Cadets Downed Now". Erie County Independent. November 30, 1888. p. 1.
3. "Ended in a Fight: Naval Cadets and Collegians Kick Leather and Then Shins, part 1". The St. Paul Globe. December 9, 1888. p. 6.
4. "Ended in a Fight: Naval Cadets and Collegians Kick Leather and Then Shins, part 2". The St. Paul Globe. December 9, 1888. p. 6.
5. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2015.