1928 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1928 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1928 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Ingram, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–3–1 record, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 121 to 21.[1][2]

1928 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainEd Burke
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     8 2 0
West Virginia     8 2 0
Howard     6 1 2
Loyola (LA)     7 3 0
Navy     5 3 1
East Tennessee State Teachers     4 3 0
Delaware State     1 1 1
Duke     5 5 0
Georgia Normal     5 5 0
Miami (FL)     4 4 1
Texas A&I     4 4 0
Texas Tech     4 4 1
Catholic University     4 5 0
Mississippi State Teachers     4 5 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     3 4 1
Texas Mines     3 4 1
Wesley     3 4 0
Appalachian State     3 6 0
Delaware     2 6 0
Wake Forest     2 6 2
Davidson     2 8 0
George Washington     1 7 0

The annual Army–Navy Game was canceled due to disagreement over player eligibility standards.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Davis & ElkinsL 0–2
October 6Boston College
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–6
October 13vs. Notre DameL 0–7120,000
October 20Duke
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 6–01,000[3]
October 27at PennW 6–0
November 3West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 37–0[4][5]
November 10vs. MichiganT 6–628,433
November 17Loyola (MD)
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 57–0
November 24vs. Princeton
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–13[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 190. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Navy gets in win column". The Virginian-Pilot. October 21, 1928. Retrieved June 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Navy Swamps Bobcat Eleven". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 4, 1928. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Navy Swamps Bobcat Eleven (continued)". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 4, 1928. p. 4, sports section. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ Perry Lewiss (November 25, 1928). "Navy Vanquishes Tiger Foemen by 9 to 0: "Whitey" Lloyd Ties Knot in Tiger's Tail with 76-Yard Gallop". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.