1917 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1917 Navy Midshipmen football Independent 7–1 Gil Dobie 1st Single-wing 6–3–2 Earnest von Heimburg Worden Field The 1917 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1917 college football season. In their first season under head coach Gil Dobie, the Midshipmen compiled a 7–1 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 442 to 23.Football History United States Naval Academy July 14, 2015 189 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf 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 annual Army–Navy Game was not played this season or the next due to World War I. Schedule September 29 w Davidson Worden Field Annapolis, MD 27-6 October 6 l West Virginia Worden Field Annapolis, MD 0–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-heres-a-surpris/151775670/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Here's a surprise; West Virginia University trims the Navy eleven October 7, 1917 July 21, 2024 Newspapers.com October 13 w Maryland State Worden Field Annapolis, MD rivalry 62–0 October 20 w Carlisle Worden Field Annapolis, MD 61–0 Middies Have Merry Time With Carlisle Indians https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76821223/new-york-tribune/ New-York Tribune New York, New York October 21, 1917 22 May 1, 2021 Newspapers.com October 27 w 1917 Haverford Haverford Worden Field Annapolis, MD 89-0 November 3 w 1917 Western Reserve Western Reserve Worden Field Annapolis, MD 95–0 November 10 w Georgetown Worden Field Annapolis, MD 28–7 November 17 w Villanova Worden Field Annapolis, MD 80–3 References Navy Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons Navy Midshipmen football