| Year: | 1917 |
| Team: | Navy Midshipmen |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Gil Dobie |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Single-wing |
| Def Scheme: | 6–3–2 |
| Captain: | Earnest von Heimburg |
| Stadium: | Worden Field |
The 1917 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1917 college football season. In their first season under head coach Gil Dobie, the Midshipmen compiled a 7–1 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 442 to 23.[1] [2]
The annual Army–Navy Game was not played this season or the next due to World War I.[2]