1911 Navy Midshipmen football team
| 1911 Navy Midshipmen football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | Independent |
| 1911 record | 6–0–3 |
| Head coach | Douglas Legate Howard (1st year) |
| Captain | Jack Dalton |
| Home stadium | Worden Field |
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]
The annual Army–Navy Game was played on November 25, 1911, at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. For the second consecutive year, the game was a low-scoring affair with Navy winning by a 3 to 0 score on a field goal kicked by Jack Dalton.[3]
Fullback Jack Dalton was the team captain and was a consensus first-team selection for the 1911 College Football 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | Johns Hopkins | Worden Field • Annapolis, MD (Rivalry) | W 27–5 |
| October 11 | St. John's College | 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 |
| October 28 | Western Reserve | Worden Field • Annapolis, MD | T 0–0 |
| November 4 | North Carolina A&M | Worden Field • Annapolis, MD | W 17–6 |
| 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
- ↑ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 189. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Navy Yearly Results (1910-1914)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Navy Victor In Annual Battle With the Army". The Indianapolis Star. November 26, 1911. p. 44.
- ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Dr. Williams PIcks An All-American Team". The Gazette Times. December 4, 1911.
- ↑ "Three Westerners On This Team". The Toledo News-Bee. December 2, 1911.