1888 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1888 Navy Midshipmen football Independent 1–4 None George Fermier The 1888 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 1–4 record and were outscored by its opponents 73 to 35. In the eighth installment of the Johns Hopkins–Navy football rivalry, Navy lost by a 25 to 12 score.The Naval Cadets Downed Now Erie County Independent November 30, 1888 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2389333/navy_johns_hopkins_1888/ In the final game of the 1888 season, the Midshipmen lost to St. John's College by a 22–6 score, with a brawl breaking out at the end of the game.Ended in a Fight: Naval Cadets and Collegians Kick Leather and Then Shins, part 1 The St. Paul Globe December 9, 1888 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2390888/navy_st_johns_football_fight_1888/Ended in a Fight: Naval Cadets and Collegians Kick Leather and Then Shins, part 2 The St. Paul Globe December 9, 1888 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2390895/navy_st_johns_football_fight_1888/ The team captain was George Hayward.Football History United States Naval Academy July 13, 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 Schedule October 20 l 1888 St. John's Johnnies St. John's (MD) Annapolis, MD 4–6 The Sun Baltimore October 22, 1888 The Field of Sport 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/193825961/ Newspapers.com November 3 w 1888 Gallaudet Bison Gallaudet Annapolis, MD 4–0 November 29 l 1888 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Johns Hopkins Annapolis, MD rivalry 12–25 December 1 l Penn Annapolis, MD 9–20 December 9 l St. John's (MD) Annapolis, MD 6–22 References Navy Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons Navy Midshipmen football