1908 Navy Midshipmen football team

1908 Navy Midshipmen football
1908 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	9–2–1
Head coach	Frank Berrien (1st season);
Captain	Percy Northcroft
Home stadium	Worden Field
	Seasons ← 1907 1909 →

1908 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial		–		6	–	0	–	0
Virginia		–		7	–	0	–	1
Rollins		–		4	–	0	–	1
George Washington		–		8	–	1	–	1
Oklahoma		–		8	–	1	–	1
Tulane		–		7	–	1	–	0
North Carolina A&M		–		6	–	1	–	0
The Citadel		–		4	–	1	–	1
Navy		–		9	–	2	–	1
Florida		–		5	–	2	–	1
TCU		–		6	–	3	–	0
VMI		–		4	–	2	–	0
Davidson		–		5	–	3	–	1
Baylor		–		5	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		5	–	3	–	0
Kentucky State		–		4	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Industrial		–		4	–	3	–	1
Arkansas		–		5	–	4	–	0
Texas		–		5	–	4	–	0
VPI		–		5	–	4	–	0
Arkansas State Normal		–		3	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga		–		4	–	4	–	0
North Carolina		–		3	–	3	–	3
Oklahoma A&M		–		4	–	4	–	0
Delaware		–		3	–	4	–	1
Kendall		–		2	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		3	–	5	–	1
Texas A&M		–		3	–	5	–	0
Georgetown		–		2	–	4	–	1
Howard (AL)		–		2	–	4	–	0
Maryland		–		3	–	8	–	0
Stetson		–		0	–	1	–	1
Wake Forest		–		1	–	4	–	0
Goldey College		–		0	–	2	–	1
Mississippi College		–		0	–	1	–	0
Southwest Texas State		–		0	–	2	–	0
Marshall		–		0	–	6	–	0

The 1908 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1908 college football season. In their first season under Frank Berrien, the Midshipmen compiled a 9–2–1 record, shut out seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 218 to 38.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	Rutgers	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 18–0		^[3]
October 4	St. John's (MD)	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 22–0
October 10	Dickinson	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 22–0
October 14	Maryland	Worden Field Annapolis, MD (rivalry)	W 57–0
October 17	Lehigh	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 16–0
October 24	Harvard	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	T 6–6	8,000	^[4]
October 28	George Washington	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 17–0
October 31	Carlisle	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 6–16
November 7	Villanova	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 30–6
November 14	Penn State	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 5–0
November 21	VPI	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 15–4
November 28	vs. Army	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 4–6

References

^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
^ "Navy Yearly Results (1905-1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ "Navy beats Rutgers through line's work". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 4, 1908. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Navy 6; Harvard 6: Eight Thousand Persons See Biggest Football Tussle At Annapolis; The Crimson Outplayed". the Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1908. p. 11.