1911 Navy Midshipmen football team explained

Year:1911
Team:Navy Midshipmen
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:6–0–3
Head Coach:Douglas Legate Howard
Hc Year:1st
Captain:Jack Dalton
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 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. For the second consecutive year, the game was a low-scoring affair; Navy won on a field goal by Jack Dalton.[3]

Fullback Jack Dalton was the team captain and was a consensus first-team selection for the 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football History. United States Naval Academy. July 14, 2015. 189. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075720/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Navy Yearly Results (1910-1914) . David DeLassus . College Football Data Warehouse . July 14, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150714221805/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/navy/1910-1914_yearly_results.php . July 14, 2015 .
  3. News: Navy Victor In Annual Battle With the Army. The Indianapolis Star. November 26, 1911. 44.
  4. Web site: 2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. August 16, 2014. 4. November 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf. dead.
  5. News: 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. 12.
  6. News: Dr. Williams PIcks An All-American Team. The Gazette Times. December 4, 1911.
  7. News: Three Westerners On This Team. The Toledo News-Bee. December 2, 1911.