1888 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1888 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 1–4 record and were outscored by its opponents 73 to 35.[1] In the eighth installment of the Johns Hopkins–Navy football rivalry, Navy lost by a 25 to 12 score.[2] In the final game of the 1888 season, the Midshipmen lost to St. John's College by a 22–6 score, with a brawl breaking out at the end of the game.[3][4] The team captain was George Hayward.[5]

1888 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4
Head coach
  • None
CaptainGeorge Fermier
Seasons
← 1887
1889 →
1888 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     4 2 0
Trinity (NC)     2 1 0
Virginia     2 1 0
Wake Forest     2 1 0
Johns Hopkins     6 5 0
Richmond     1 2 0
North Carolina     1 3 0
Navy     1 4 0
Gallaudet        
Randolph–Macon        
St. John's (MD)        

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
November ?St. John's (MD)Annapolis, MDL 4–6
November 3GallaudetAnnapolis, MDW 4–0
November 29Johns HopkinsAnnapolis, MD (rivalry)L 12–25
December 1PennAnnapolis, MDL 9–20
December 9St. John's (MD)Annapolis, MDL 6–22

References

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  1. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1885-1889)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Naval Cadets Downed Now". Erie County Independent. November 30, 1888. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Ended in a Fight: Naval Cadets and Collegians Kick Leather and Then Shins, part 1". The St. Paul Globe. December 9, 1888. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Ended in a Fight: Naval Cadets and Collegians Kick Leather and Then Shins, part 2". The St. Paul Globe. December 9, 1888. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2015.