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1923 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1923 Navy Midshipmen football
Rose Bowl, T 14–14 vs. Washington
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1–3
Head coach
CaptainArthur Carney
Home stadiumWorden Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Davis & Elkins     8 0 0
King     8 0 1
VMI     9 1 0
Tennessee Docs     6 0 2
West Virginia     7 1 1
Loyola (LA)     5 1 1
Navy     5 1 3
Middle Tennessee State Normal     4 1 0
Quantico Marines     7 2 1
Wake Forest     6 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal     6 3 0
William & Mary     6 3 0
Louisville     5 3 0
Delaware     5 3 1
Trinity (NC)     5 4 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     5 4 0
Union (TN)     4 4 1
Catholic University     4 4 0
Mississippi Normal     3 3 0
Texas Mines     3 4 0
Richmond     3 5 0
Georgetown     3 6 0
East Tennessee State Normal     3 6 0
Davidson     3 7 0
George Washington     2 8 0
Birmingham–Southern     1 5 2
Marshall     1 7 0
Spring Hill     1 7 0

The 1923 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1923 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bob Folwell, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–1–3 record, shut out three opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 168 to 62.[1][2]

The annual Army–Navy Game was played on November 25 at the Polo Grounds in New York City and the teams played to a scoreless tie. Navy was invited to play in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, and played Washington to a 14–14 tie.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29William & MaryW 39–10
October 6Dickinson
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 13–7
October 13West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 26–7
October 20Penn StateL 3–2120,000
October 27vs. PrincetonT 3–3
November 3Colgate
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 9–0
November 10St. Xavier
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 61–0[3]
November 24vs. ArmyT 0–066,000[4]
January 1, 1924vs. WashingtonT 14–1445,000

References

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  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 190. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Navy Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "St. Xavier buried by Navy's attack". The Baltimore Sun. November 11, 1923. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Army and Navy play to scoreless tie before a 66,000 jam at Polo Grounds". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 25, 1923. p. 1, part 2.