1925 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1925 Navy Midshipmen football team was an American football team that represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Owsley, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 134 to 81.[1][2]

1925 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
CaptainAugust Lentz
Home stadiumFarragut Field
1925 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisville   –  8 –0 –0
Georgetown   –  9 –1 –0
Howard   –  6 –0 –2
Texas Mines   –  5 –1 –1
Texas Tech   –  6 –1 –2
Wake Forest   –  6 –2 –1
Davidson   –  6 –2 –2
George Washington   –  6 –2 –2
Navy   –  5 –2 –1
Texas A&I   –  4 –2 –1
William & Mary   –  6 –4 –0
Catholic University   –  4 –4 –0
Delaware   –  4 –4 –0
Spring Hill   –  4 –4 –0
Tennessee Docs   –  5 –5 –0
Duke   –  4 –5 –0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –  3 –4 –2
East Tennessee State Teachers   –  3 –4 –0
Western Kentucky State Normal   –  3 –5 –1
Richmond   –  3 –6 –0
Georgia Normal   –  1 –3 –0
Loyola (MD)   –  2 –6 –0
Delaware State   –  0 –2 –0
Mississippi State Teachers   –  0 –6 –0
West Tennessee State Teachers   –  0 –7 –1

The annual Army–Navy Game was played on November 28 at the Polo Grounds in New York City; Army won 10–3.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3William & Mary
W 25–0[3]
October 10Marquette
  • Farragut Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 19–0[4]
October 17vs. Princeton
T 10–10[5]
October 24Washington College
  • Farragut Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 37–0[6]
October 31at Michigan
L 0–5447,000[7]
November 7Western Maryland
  • Farragut Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 27–0[8]
November 14Bucknell
  • Farragut Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 13–7[9]
November 28vs. Army
L 3–1070,000[10]

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. "Navy Takes Season Opener: Jack Owsley's System Good". The Baltimore Sun. October 4, 1925. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Navy Revenged on Marquette". The Baltimore Sun. October 11, 1925. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. W. Wilson Wingate (October 18, 1925). "Tiger and Goat in Grid Epic". The Baltimore Sun. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Midshipmen Hold Foes To 3-Yard Gain". The Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1922. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wolverines Prove Far Too Powerful". Detroit Free Press. November 1, 1925. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "W. Md. Beaten By Navy Team". The Baltimore Sun. November 8, 1925. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Middies Nose Out Bucknell". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1925. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Marshall Hunt (November 29, 1925). "Cadets Defeat Middies, 10-3". New York Daily News. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.


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