1938 Navy Midshipmen football team

Summary

The 1938 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1938 college football season. In their second season under head coach Hank Hardwick, the Midshipmen compiled a 4–3–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 126 to 60.[1][2]

1938 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–2
Head coach
CaptainLucien Powell
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     8 0 0
Hardin–Simmons     8 2 0
Roanoke     5 2 3
Western Maryland     5 2 1
Catholic University     5 3 0
George Washington     5 4 0
Navy     4 3 2
Virginia     4 4 1
West Virginia     4 5 1
Loyola (LA)     4 5 0
South Georgia Teachers     3 5 1
William & Mary Norfolk     3 5 1
Delaware     3 5 0
Delaware State     1 2 0
Oglethorpe     2 8 0
Oklahoma City     2 8 0
East Carolina     1 6 1
Jacksonville State     1 6 1

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24William & MaryW 26–0
October 1VMI
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 26–020,000[3]
October 8Virginia
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 33–0
October 15at YaleL 7–9
October 22PrincetonT 13–13
October 29at PennT 0–0
November 5No. 4 Notre DameL 0–1558,271
November 12at ColumbiaW 14–933,000[4]
November 26vs. ArmyL 7–14
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "20,000 see 26–0 defeat". The Spokesman-Review. October 2, 1938. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Richardson, William D. (November 13, 1938). "Two Long Drives by Navy Overcome Columbia, 14-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.