1895 Navy Midshipmen football team

Summary

The 1895 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1895 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Matthew McClung, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 152 to 16.[1][2] The Army–Navy Game was canceled due to Presidential cabinet order.

1895 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
CaptainEd Macauley
Home stadiumWorden Field
Seasons
← 1894
1896 →
1895 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas     5 0 0
LSU     3 0 0
Arkansas     1 0 0
Henry Kendall     1 0 0
North Carolina     7 1 1
VMI     5 1 0
West Virginia     5 1 0
Centre     4 1 1
Virginia     9 3 0
Wofford     3 1 0
Navy     5 2 0
Ole Miss     2 1 0
South Carolina     2 1 0
VAMC     4 2 0
Tulane     3 2 0
Tennessee     3 2 1
Centenary     1 1 0
Guilford     1 1 0
Kentucky State College     4 5 0
North Carolina A&M     1 2 1
Central (KY)     1 2 0
Wake Forest     0 0 1
Marshall     0 1 1
Delaware     1 3 0
Columbian     0 1 1
Richmond     0 5 1
Catholic University     0 1 0
Oklahoma     0 1 0
Furman     0 2 0
Mississippi A&M     0 2 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 5Elizabeth Athletic ClubW 6–0
October 12New Jersey Athletic Club
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 34–0
October 19Franklin & Marshall
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 68–0
October 26Carlisle
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 34–0
November 2Virginia
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 1–0*
November 9Orange Athletic Club
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 6–10
November 16Lehigh
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 4–6

* Virginia forfeited due to major fire at the University of Virginia.

References edit

  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.