1911 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1911 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1911 college football season. The team compiled an undefeated 6–0–3 record, shut out seven opponents, and defeated its opponents by a combined score of 116 to 11.^[1][2]

1911 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–0–3
Head coach	Douglas Legate Howard (1st season)
Captain	Jack Dalton
Home stadium	Worden Field
Seasons ← 1910 1912 →

1911 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oklahoma			–					8	–	0	–	0
Florida			–					5	–	0	–	1
VMI			–					7	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M			–					6	–	1	–	0
Georgetown			–					7	–	1	–	1
Navy			–					6	–	0	–	3
North Carolina			–					6	–	1	–	1
VPI			–					6	–	1	–	2
Virginia			–					8	–	2	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					4	–	1	–	1
Marshall			–					4	–	1	–	1
Arkansas			–					6	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma A&M			–					5	–	2	–	0
Texas			–					5	–	2	–	0
Washington and Lee			–					4	–	2	–	2
West Virginia			–					6	–	3	–	0
Davidson			–					5	–	3	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					5	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga			–					3	–	2	–	0
Catholic University			–					3	–	2	–	2
Maryland			–					4	–	4	–	2
Baylor			–					3	–	4	–	2
Wake Forest			–					3	–	5	–	0
Delaware			–					2	–	5	–	2
South Carolina			–					1	–	4	–	2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	4	–	1
Spring Hill			–					1	–	3	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					1	–	3	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					0	–	1	–	0

The annual Army–Navy Game was played on November 25 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. For the second consecutive year, the game was a low-scoring affair; Navy won 3–0 on a field goal by Jack Dalton.^[3]

Fullback Jack Dalton was the team captain and was a consensus first-team selection for the All-America team.^[4] Three other Navy player received first-team honors from one or more selectors: tackle John Brown received first-team honors from Ted Coy;^[5] guard Ray Wakeman received first-team honors from Henry L. Williams;^[6] and guard George Howe received first-team honors from The New York Globe.^[7] Brown and Dalton were both later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 7	Johns Hopkins	Worden Field Annapolis, MD (rivalry)	W 27–5
October 11	St. John's (MD)	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 21–0
October 14	Washington & Jefferson	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 16–0
October 21	Princeton	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	T 0–0	[8]
October 28	Western Reserve	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	T 0–0
November 4	North Carolina A&M	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 17–6	[9]
November 11	West Virginia	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 32–0
November 18	Penn State	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	T 0–0
November 25	vs. Army	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 3–0

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
2. "Navy Yearly Results (1910-1914)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. "Navy Victor In Annual Battle With the Army". The Indianapolis Star. November 26, 1911. p. 44.
4. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
5. "Dopesters Pick American Teams: Ted Coy Makes Known His Choice of Team, But Camp Has Yet to Name One". The Syracuse Herald. December 4, 1911. p. 12.
6. "Dr. Williams PIcks An All-American Team". The Gazette Times. December 4, 1911.
7. "Three Westerners On This Team". The Toledo News-Bee. December 2, 1911.
8. "Middies Hold Tigers to a Scoreless Tie on Annapolis Field". The New York Times. October 22, 1911. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "A&M gives Navy scare of her life". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1911. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.