1896 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1896 Navy Midshipmen football Independent 5–3 Johnny Poe 1st Joe Powell Worden Field The 1896 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1896 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Johnny Poe, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 180 to 53.Football History United States Naval Academy July 12, 2015 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf 188 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075720/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf dead The Army–Navy Game was canceled due to Presidential cabinet order. Schedule October 7 l Penn Worden Field Annapolis, MD 0–8 October 10 w 1896 Franklin & Marshall Franklin & Marshall Worden Field Annapolis, MD 49–0 October 17 w 1896 St. John's Johnnies St. John's (MD) Worden Field Annapolis, MD 68–0 October 24 l Penn reserve team Worden Field Annapolis, MD 0–6 October 31 w Rutgers Worden Field Annapolis, MD 40–6 Could Not Keep the Ball https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-post/153041276/ The Pittsburgh Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 1, 1896 7 August 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 7 w Lehigh Worden Field Annapolis, MD 24–10 November 23 w White Squadron Worden Field Annapolis, MD 11–5 November 26 l Lafayette Worden Field Annapolis, MD 6–18 1,800 Lafayette, 18; Middies, 6 The Baltimore Sun November 27, 1896 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-lafayette-navy/166466244/ Newspaper.com References Navy Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons Navy Midshipmen football