1896 Navy Midshipmen football team

1896 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Johnny Poe (1st season)
Captain	Joe Powell
Home stadium	Worden Field

1896 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Centre			–					6	–	0	–	1
Texas A&M			–					2	–	0	–	1
Oklahoma			–					2	–	0	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					1	–	0	–	0
Virginia			–					7	–	2	–	2
VPI			–					5	–	2	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	3	–	0
Arkansas			–					2	–	1	–	0
Clemson			–					2	–	1	–	0
Columbian			–					2	–	1	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					2	–	2	–	1
Add-Ran			–					1	–	1	–	1
Centenary			–					1	–	1	–	0
VMI			–					3	–	4	–	0
North Carolina			–					3	–	4	–	1
Furman			–					2	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss			–					1	–	2	–	0
West Virginia			–					3	–	7	–	2
South Carolina			–					1	–	3	–	0
Erskine			–					0	–	1	–	0
William & Mary			–					0	–	2	–	0
Davidson			–					0	–	1	–	0
Delaware			–					0	–	6	–	0

The 1896 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1896 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Johnny Poe, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 180 to 53.^[1][2] The Army–Navy Game was canceled due to Presidential cabinet order.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 7	Penn	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 0–8
October 10	Franklin & Marshall	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 49–0
October 17	St. John's (MD)	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 68–0
October 24	Penn reserve team	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 0–6
October 31	Rutgers	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 40–6	[3]
November 7	Lehigh	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 24–10
November 23	White Squadron	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 11–5
November 26	Lafayette	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 6–18

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
2. "Navy Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. "Could Not Keep the Ball". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .