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1938 Navy Midshipmen football team

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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

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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24William & MaryW 26–0
October 1VMI
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 26–020,000[3]
October 8Virginia
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 33–022,251[4]
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[5]
November 26vs. ArmyL 7–14
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  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. ^ "Navy humbles Virginia, 33–0". The Roanoke Times. October 9, 1938. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ 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.