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1927 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1927 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainNed Hannegan
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     8 1 0
Spring Hill     6 1 0
Wesley     6 1 0
Georgia Normal     6 1 1
George Washington     7 2 0
Texas A&I     4 1 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     6 2 0
Loyola (LA)     6 2 2
Navy     6 3 0
Catholic University     5 3 0
West Tennessee State Teachers     5 3 1
Texas Tech     5 4 0
Davidson     4 4 1
Delaware State     1 1 0
Howard     3 3 2
Southwestern (TN)     5 5 1
Texas Mines     2 2 2
Mississippi State Teachers     3 4 1
Duke     4 5 0
Miami (FL)     3 6 1
Delaware     2 5 1
East Tennessee State Teachers     2 5 0
Oglethorpe     2 6 0
Wake Forest     2 6 2

The 1927 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1927 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Ingram, the Midshipmen compiled a 6–3 record, shut out two opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 192 to 84.[1][2]

The annual Army–Navy Game was played on November 26 at the Polo Grounds in New York City; Army won 14–9.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Davis & ElkinsW 35–6
October 8Drake
  • Farragut Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 27–0[3]
October 15vs. Notre DameL 6–1945,101
October 22Duke
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 32–6[4]
October 29at PennW 12–6
November 5West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 26–0
November 12at MichiganL 12–2783,650
November 19Loyola (MD)
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 33–6
November 26vs. ArmyL 9–14

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 (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Middy Gridmen Outclass Foe". The Baltimore Sun. October 9, 1927. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Breaks help Navy beat Duke". The Washington Post. October 23, 1927. Retrieved June 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.