1908 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2–1
Head coach
CaptainPercy Northcroft
Home stadiumWorden Field
1908 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –  6 –0 –0
Virginia   –  7 –0 –1
Rollins   –  4 –0 –1
George Washington   –  8 –1 –1
Oklahoma   –  8 –1 –1
Tulane   –  7 –1 –0
North Carolina A&M   –  6 –1 –0
The Citadel   –  4 –1 –1
Navy   –  9 –2 –1
Florida   –  5 –2 –1
TCU   –  6 –3 –0
VMI   –  4 –2 –0
Davidson   –  5 –3 –1
Baylor   –  5 –3 –0
West Virginia   –  5 –3 –0
Kentucky State   –  4 –3 –0
Louisiana Industrial   –  4 –3 –1
Arkansas   –  5 –4 –0
Texas   –  5 –4 –0
VPI   –  5 –4 –0
Arkansas State Normal   –  3 –3 –0
Chattanooga   –  4 –4 –0
North Carolina   –  3 –3 –3
Oklahoma A&M   –  4 –4 –0
Delaware   –  3 –4 –1
Kendall   –  2 –3 –0
South Carolina   –  3 –5 –1
Texas A&M   –  3 –5 –0
Georgetown   –  2 –4 –1
Howard (AL)   –  2 –4 –0
Maryland   –  3 –8 –0
Stetson   –  0 –1 –1
Wake Forest   –  1 –4 –0
Goldey College   –  0 –2 –1
Mississippi College   –  0 –1 –0
Southwest Texas State   –  0 –2 –0
Marshall   –  0 –6 –0

The 1908 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1908 college football season. In their first season under Frank Berrien, the Midshipmen compiled a 9–2–1 record, shut out seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 218 to 38.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Rutgers
W 18–0[3]
October 4St. John's (MD)
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 22–0
October 10Dickinson
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 22–0
October 14Maryland
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD (rivalry)
W 57–0
October 17Lehigh
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 16–0
October 24Harvard
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
T 6–68,000[4]
October 28George Washington
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 17–0
October 31Carlisle
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 6–16
November 7Villanova
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 30–6
November 14Penn State
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 5–0
November 21VPI
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 15–4
November 28vs. Army
L 4–6

References

  1. ↑ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Navy Yearly Results (1905-1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Navy beats Rutgers through line's work". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 4, 1908. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Navy 6; Harvard 6: Eight Thousand Persons See Biggest Football Tussle At Annapolis; The Crimson Outplayed". the Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1908. p. 11.


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