1927 Navy Midshipmen football team

Summary

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]

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

Schedule edit

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
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 edit

  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.