1924 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1924 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1924 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bob Folwell, the Midshipmen compiled a 2–6 record and outscored opponents by a combined score of 84 to 69.[1]

1924 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6
Head coach
CaptainEdmund Taylor
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
 1923
1925 
1924 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Stetson  600
Quantico Marines  701
Tennessee Docs  910
Centenary  810
West Virginia  810
West Virginia Wesleyan  920
Davidson  721
Wake Forest  720
George Washington  631
William & Mary  521
Delaware  431
Texas Mines  321
Mississippi State Teachers  332
Birmingham–Southern  441
Spring Hill  441
Georgetown  440
Marshall  440
Duke  450
Western Kentucky State Normal  450
East Tennessee State Normal  341
Loyola (LA)  342
Abilene Christian  342
Louisville  351
Georgia Normal  120
Southwestern  360
Union (TN)  360
Richmond  261
Catholic University  152
Navy  260
Middle Tennessee State Normal  150
West Tennessee State Normal  171
Delaware State  010

The annual Army–Navy Game was played on November 29 in Baltimore; Army won 12–0. The Midshipmen defeated Vermont 53–0, but were outscored 69–31 in their other seven games.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4William & MaryW 14–7
October 11Marquette
  • Farragut Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 3–21[2]
October 18at PrincetonL 14–17
October 25West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 7–10
November 1Penn State
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–6
November 8Vermont
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 53–0[3]
November 15Bucknell
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–6[4]
November 29vs. ArmyL 0–12

References

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  1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 190. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. "Marquette Team Hands Navy Trouncing: Victors Open Up Near Close". The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1924. p. II-4.
  3. "Navy shows new power beating Vermont". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1924. Retrieved June 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bucknell's Lone Touchdown Beats Navy". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 1924. p. II-5 via Newspapers.com.