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1923 Navy Midshipmen football
Rose Bowl, T 14–14 vs. Washington
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1–3
Head coach
CaptainArthur Carney
Home stadium Worden Field
Seasons
←  1922
1924 →
1923 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Davis & Elkins   –   8 – 0 – 0
King   –   8 – 0 – 1
VMI   –   9 – 1 – 0
Tennessee Docs   –   6 – 0 – 2
West Virginia   –   7 – 1 – 1
Loyola (LA)   –   5 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 1 – 3
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   4 – 1 – 0
Quantico Marines   –   7 – 2 – 1
Wake Forest   –   6 – 3 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   6 – 3 – 0
William & Mary   –   6 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   5 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 1
Trinity (NC)   –   5 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   5 – 4 – 0
Union (TN)   –   4 – 4 – 1
Catholic University   –   4 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   3 – 3 – 0
Texas Mines   –   3 – 4 – 0
Richmond   –   3 – 5 – 0
Georgetown   –   3 – 6 – 0
East Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 6 – 0
Davidson   –   3 – 7 – 0
George Washington   –   2 – 8 – 0
Birmingham–Southern   –   1 – 5 – 2
Marshall   –   1 – 7 – 0
Spring Hill   –   1 – 7 – 0

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 at the Polo Grounds in New York City and the teams played to a scoreless tie. Navy was invited to play in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, and played Washington to a 14–14 tie. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 William & Mary
W 39–10
October 6 Dickinson
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 13–7
October 13 West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 26–7
October 20 Penn State
L 3–2120,000
October 27vs. Princeton
T 3–3
November 3 Colgate
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 9–0
November 10 St. Xavier
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 61–0 [3]
November 24vs. Army
T 0–066,000 [4]
January 1, 1924vs. Washington
T 14–1445,000

References

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 190. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Navy Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "St. Xavier buried by Navy's attack". The Baltimore Sun. November 11, 1923. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Army and Navy play to scoreless tie before a 66,000 jam at Polo Grounds". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 25, 1923. p. 1, part 2.


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