1923 Navy Midshipmen football team

1923 Navy Midshipmen football
Rose Bowl, T 14–14 vs. Washington
Conference Independent
1923 record 5–1–3
Head coach Bob Folwell (4th year)
Captain Arthur Carney
Home stadium Worden Field

The 1923 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1923 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bob Folwell, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–1–3 record, shut out three opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 168 to 62.[1][2]

The annual Army–Navy Game was played on November 25, 1923, at the Polo Grounds in New York City. The teams played to a scoreless tie. Navy was then invited to play in the 1924 Rose Bowl, playing Washington to a 14–14 tie.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 29 William & Mary Worden FieldAnnapolis, MD W 3910    
October 6 Dickinson Worden Field • Annapolis, MD W 137    
October 13 West Virginia Wesleyan Worden Field • Annapolis, MD W 267    
October 20 Penn State New Beaver FieldUniversity Park, PA L 3–21    
October 27 vs. Princeton Municipal StadiumBaltimore, MD T 33    
November 3 Colgate Worden Field • Annapolis, MD W 90    
November 10 St. Xavier Worden Field • Annapolis, MD W 610    
November 24 vs. Army Polo GroundsNew York, NY (Army–Navy Game) T 0–0    
January 1 vs. Washington Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) T 14–14   45,000

References

  1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 190. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Navy Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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