1916 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1916 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1916 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jonas Ingram, the Midshipmen compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 199 to 76.[1][2]

1916 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1916 record	6–3–1
Head coach	Jonas Ingram (2nd season)
Captain	Clarence Ward
Home stadium	Worden Field

1916 Southern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maryland State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Middle Tennessee			–					5	–	2	–	0
Spring Hill			–					4	–	2	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	2	–	2
Navy			–					6	–	3	–	1
Southwest Texas			–					3	–	1	–	3
Presbyterian			–					4	–	3	–	0
Delaware			–					4	–	3	–	1
Wake Forest			–					3	–	3	–	0
Louisville			–					2	–	3	–	1
Tusculum			–					2	–	3	–	0

The annual Army–Navy Game was played on November 25 at the Polo Grounds in New York City; Army won 15–7.[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 30	Dickinson	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	T 0–0
October 7	Georgetown	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 13–7
October 11	Maryland State	Worden Field Annapolis, MD (rivalry)	W 14–7
October 14	Pittsburgh	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 19–20
October 21	West Virginia	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 12–7
October 28	Georgia	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 27–3
November 4	Washington and Lee	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 0–10
November 11	at North Carolina A&M	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 50–0
November 18	Villanova	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 57–7
November 25	vs. Army	Polo Grounds New York, NY (Army–Navy Game)	L 7–15

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 189. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
2. "Navy Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.