1937 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1937 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1937 college football season. In their first season under head coach Hank Hardwick, the Midshipmen compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 150 to 74.[1][2]

1937 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
CaptainRay Dubois
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Delaware State     1 0 0
Hardin–Simmons     8 0 1
West Virginia     8 1 1
Catholic University     5 3 0
William & Mary Norfolk     5 3 0
Roanoke     6 4 0
Navy     4 4 1
George Washington     3 4 1
Georgetown     2 4 2
Oglethorpe     3 6 1
Western Maryland     3 6 0
East Carolina     2 5 0
Loyola (LA)     2 6 1
Virginia     2 7 0
South Georgia Teachers     2 9 0
Delaware     1 7 0
Oklahoma City     1 9 0
Jacksonville State     0 5 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25William & MaryW 45–015,302[3]
October 2The Citadel
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 32–015,000[4]
October 9Virginia
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 40–1318,000[5]
October 16HarvardT 0–054,000[6]
October 23at Notre DameL 7–945,000[7]
October 30at PennL 7–1463,000[8]
November 6Columbia
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 13–620,000[9]
November 20at PrincetonL 6–2648,000[10]
November 27vs. ArmyL 0–6102,000[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Middies maul William-Mary". The Los Angeles Times. September 26, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Middies defeat Citadel, 32–0". Nashville Banner. October 3, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Navy romps on Virginia, 40–13". The Roanoke Times. October 10, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Jesse A. Linthicum (October 17, 1937). "Navy Eleven and Harvard Battle 0 to 0". The Baltimore Sun. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Notre Dame wins, 9–7". The Chicago Tribune. October 24, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pennsylvania comes to life and tramples favored Navy 14–7". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. October 31, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (November 7, 1937). "Navy Eleven Tops Columbia by 13-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ "Princeton Closes Season With Surprise 26 to 6 Victory Over Favored Navy Eleven: Inspired Tigers Rout Foe in Second Half". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). November 21, 1937. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cadets submerge Midshipmen in mud, 6–0". Allentown Morning Call. November 28, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.