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1889 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1889 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainAlbertus Catlin
Seasons
← 1888
1890 →
1889 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Trinity (NC)     2 0 0
Georgetown     5 1 0
Navy     4 1 1
Virginia     4 2 0
Wake Forest     2 2 0
North Carolina     1 1 0
Delaware     1 1 1
Johns Hopkins     2 4 1
Richmond     1 2 0
Dover Conference Academy     0 2 1
Furman     0 2 0

The 1889 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled a 4–1–1 record and outscored opponents 112 to 42[1] In the ninth installment of the Johns Hopkins–Navy football rivalry, Navy won by a 36 to 0 score. The team captain was Albertus Catlin.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
St. John's (MD)Annapolis, MDW 20–10
Johns HopkinsAnnapolis, MD (rivalry)W 36–0
November 9DickinsonAnnapolis, MDT 0–0
November 2810:45 a.m.LehighAnnapolis, MDL 6–26[3]
December 7VirginiaAnnapolis, MDW 26–6
December 25at Washington All-StarsWashington, DCW 24–0

References

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  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. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  3. ^ "Lehigh Vs. Naval Academy". The Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 29, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved August 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.