Navy Football Team History
Navy Midshipmen
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
Founded: 1845 Stadium: Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Capacity: 30,000 Colors: Navy Blue & Gold Coach: John P. Johnny Poe Conference: Independent-
1896 Season Highlights
John P. Johnny Poe enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Navy.
1896 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Wed., Oct. 7 vs. Pennsylvania
0
8
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs. Franklin & Marshall
49
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. St. Johns (Maryland)
50
0
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Pennsylvania Reserves
0
6
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Rutgers
40
6
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs. Lehigh
24
10
W
Mon., Nov. 23 vs. White Squadron
11
5
W
Thu., Nov. 26 vs. Lafayette
6
18
L
1896 Season Totals
Record 5-3
Points Scored 180
Scoring Average 22.5
Points Allowed 53
Defense Average 6.6
Opponents Record 6-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-3
Away Record 0-0
1896 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1896 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1896 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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