1928 Navy Midshipmen football team

1928 Navy Midshipmen football
1928 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1928 record	5–3–1
Head coach	Bill Ingram (3rd season);
Captain	Ed Burke
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium
	Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

The 1928 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1928 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Ingram, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–3–1 record, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 121 to 21.^[1]^[2]

The annual Army–Navy Game was canceled due to disagreement over player eligibility standards.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29	Davis & Elkins	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–2
October 6	Boston College	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–6
October 13	vs. Notre Dame	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	L 0–7	120,000
October 20	Duke	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 6–0
October 27	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 6–0
November 3	West Virginia Wesleyan	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 37–0
November 10	vs. Michigan	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	T 6–6	28,433
November 17	Loyola (MD)	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 57–0
November 24	vs. Princeton	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 27–13

References[]

^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 190. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ "Navy Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

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[1] "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 190. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

[CFDW-2] "Navy Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

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v t Navy Midshipmen football
Venues	Worden Field (1890–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present) Memorial Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Johns Hopkins Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic Notre Dame (Rip Miller Trophy) SMU (Gansz Trophy)
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" "I believe that we will win!" Marching band "Navy ends the drought" 2007 North Texas game Salute That Navy Spirit Navy Blue and Gold
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

1928 Southern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Georgetown		–		8	–	2	–	0
West Virginia		–		8	–	2	–	0
Howard		–		6	–	1	–	2
Loyola (LA)		–		7	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		5	–	3	–	1
East Tennessee State Teachers		–		4	–	3	–	0
Delaware State		–		1	–	1	–	1
Duke		–		5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Normal		–		5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		4	–	4	–	1
Texas A&I		–		4	–	4	–	0
Texas Tech		–		4	–	4	–	1
Catholic University		–		4	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State Teachers		–		4	–	5	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers		–		3	–	4	–	1
Texas Mines		–		3	–	4	–	1
Wesley		–		3	–	4	–	0
Appalachian State		–		3	–	6	–	0
Delaware		–		2	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest		–		2	–	6	–	2
Davidson		–		2	–	8	–	0
George Washington		–		1	–	7	–	0