1929 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1929 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1929 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bill Ingram, the Midshipmen compiled a 6–2–2 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 233 to 59.^[1][2]

1929 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2–2
Head coach	Bill Ingram (4th season)
Captain	Lyle Koepke
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium
Seasons ← 1928 1930 →

1929 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Western Maryland			–					11	–	0	–	0
Delaware State			–					1	–	0	–	0
Guilford			–					7	–	1	–	1
Texas Mines			–					6	–	1	–	2
Appalachian State			–					4	–	1	–	3
Navy			–					6	–	2	–	2
Georgetown			–					5	–	2	–	2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers			–					6	–	3	–	1
Beacom College			–					3	–	2	–	0
South Georgia Teachers			–					4	–	3	–	2
Wake Forest			–					6	–	5	–	1
Catholic University			–					5	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	3	–	3
Loyola (LA)			–					4	–	4	–	2
Davidson			–					5	–	5	–	0
Texas A&I			–					3	–	4	–	1
East Tennessee State Teachers			–					2	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers			–					2	–	6	–	1
Texas Tech			–					1	–	7	–	2
Delaware			–					0	–	7	–	1
George Washington			–					0	–	8	–	0

The annual Army–Navy Game was not played in 1929 due to disagreement over player eligibility standards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Denison	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 47–0
October 5	William & Mary	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 15–0
October 12	vs. Notre Dame	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	L 7–14	64,681–71,000	[3]
October 19	Duke	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 45–13
October 26	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	T 13–13		[4]
November 2	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 2–7
November 9	Georgetown	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	T 0–0
November 16	Wake Forest	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 61–0
November 23	West Virginia Wesleyan	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 30–6
November 30	vs. Dartmouth	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 13–6

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. "Navy Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. John H. Boyle (October 13, 1929). "Notre Dame Defeats Navy: Ramblers Take Game, 14 to 7, While 71,000 Fans Throng Staddium; Frank Carideo Stars As Rockne's Eleven Overcomes Middies' Early Lead for Third Successive Victory". The Baltimore Sun. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tiger Eleven Ties Navy By Closing Rally". The Baltimore Sun. October 27, 1929. pp. 1, Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.