1909 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1909 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Meyer
Home stadiumWorden Field
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →
1909 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arkansas     7 0 0
Texas A&M     7 0 1
Mississippi College     3 0 0
Stetson     3 0 1
Kentucky State     9 1 0
Virginia     7 1 0
North Carolina A&M     6 1 0
VPI     6 1 0
Florida     6 1 1
Elon     4 1 0
Louisiana Industrial     4 1 0
Spring Hill     4 1 0
Catholic University     0 1 1
North Carolina     5 2 0
Kendall     2 1 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     5 2 2
Marshall     3 2 1
VMI     4 3 0
Navy     4 3 1
Texas     4 3 1
Tulane     4 3 2
West Virginia     4 3 2
Washington and Lee     4 3 0
Oklahoma     6 4 0
Georgetown     3 2 1
Oklahoma A&M     5 3 0
Davidson     3 4 2
George Washington     3 4 1
Chattanooga     2 3 2
Wake Forest     2 4 0
Maryland     2 5 0
South Carolina     2 6 0
Delaware     1 6 1

The 1909 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1909 college football season. In their second season under Frank Berrien, the Midshipmen compiled a 4–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 99 to 42.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6St. John's (MD)W 16–6
October 9Rutgers
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 12–3[3]
October 16Villanova
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 6–11
October 23Virginia
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–5
October 30Princeton
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 3–5
November 6Washington & Jefferson
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
T 0–0[4]
November 13Western Reserve
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 17–6
November 20Davidson
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 45–6[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1905-1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Navy is too slow; Rutgers plays stubborn game against "Middies"". The Baltimore Sun. October 10, 1909. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Navy's Game Scoreless". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 7, 1909. p. 10. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Navy has an easy time, light Davidson College eleven scores only once". The Baltimore Sun. November 21, 1909. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.