1937 Navy Midshipmen football team

1937 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
CaptainRay Dubois
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Delaware State   –   1 – 0 – 0
Hardin–Simmons   –   8 – 0 – 1
West Virginia   –   8 – 1 – 1
Catholic University   –   5 – 3 – 0
William & Mary Norfolk   –   5 – 3 – 0
Roanoke   –   6 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 4 – 1
George Washington   –   3 – 4 – 1
Georgetown   –   2 – 4 – 2
Oglethorpe   –   3 – 6 – 1
Western Maryland   –   3 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   2 – 5 – 0
Loyola (LA)   –   2 – 6 – 1
Virginia   –   2 – 7 – 0
South Georgia Teachers   –   2 – 9 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 7 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   1 – 9 – 0
Jacksonville State   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1937 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1937 college football season. In their first season under head coach Hank Hardwick, the Midshipmen compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 150 to 74.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25William & Mary
W 45–015,302[3]
October 2The Citadel
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 32–015,000[4]
October 9Virginia
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 40–1318,000[5]
October 16Harvard
T 0–054,000[6]
October 23at Notre Dame
L 7–945,000[7]
October 30at Penn
L 7–1463,000[8]
November 6Columbia
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 13–620,000[9]
November 20at Princeton
L 6–2648,000[10]
November 27vs. Army
L 0–6102,000[11]

References

  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. ^ "Middies maul William-Mary". The Los Angeles Times. September 26, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Middies defeat Citadel, 32–0". Nashville Banner. October 3, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Navy romps on Virginia, 40–13". The Roanoke Times. October 10, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Jesse A. Linthicum (October 17, 1937). "Navy Eleven and Harvard Battle 0 to 0". The Baltimore Sun. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Notre Dame wins, 9–7". The Chicago Tribune. October 24, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pennsylvania comes to life and tramples favored Navy 14–7". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. October 31, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (November 7, 1937). "Navy Eleven Tops Columbia by 13-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ "Princeton Closes Season With Surprise 26 to 6 Victory Over Favored Navy Eleven: Inspired Tigers Rout Foe in Second Half". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). November 21, 1937. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cadets submerge Midshipmen in mud, 6–0". Allentown Morning Call. November 28, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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