1921 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1921 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1921 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Folwell, the Midshipmen compiled a 6–1 record, shut out six opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 147–13.^[1][2]

1921 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–1
Head coach	Bob Folwell (2nd season)
Captain	Emery Lawson
Home stadium	Worden Field
Seasons ← 1920 1922 →

1921 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tennessee Docs			–					8	–	0	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					7	–	0	–	0
Talladega			–					4	–	0	–	1
Navy			–					6	–	1	–	0
Sam Houston Normal			–					3	–	1	–	2
Erskine			–					6	–	2	–	0
Marshall			–					5	–	2	–	1
Delaware			–					5	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					3	–	2	–	1
East Tennessee State Normal			–					4	–	3	–	0
Birmingham–Southern			–					4	–	4	–	1
Louisville			–					2	–	2	–	1
Marion			–					4	–	4	–	0
Spring Hill			–					4	–	4	–	0
West Tennessee State Normal			–					4	–	5	–	1
Mississippi Normal			–					3	–	4	–	0
Loyola (LA)			–					2	–	4	–	0
Western Kentucky State Normal			–					2	–	4	–	1
Abilene Christian			–					2	–	5	–	0
Bryson College			–					2	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest			–					2	–	8	–	0
Texas Mines			–					1	–	4	–	0
Presbyterian			–					1	–	7	–	0

The annual Army–Navy Game was played on November 26 at the Polo Grounds in New York City; Navy won 7–0.^[2][3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	NC State	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 40–0
October 8	Western Reserve	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 53–0
October 15	Princeton	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 13–0
October 29	Bethany (WV)	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 21–0
November 5	Bucknell	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 6–0		^[4]
November 12	vs. Penn State	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–13	25,000
November 26	vs. Army	Polo Grounds New York, NY (Army–Navy Game)	W 7–0		^[3]

References

1. (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 190. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
2. . College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. "Navy plows through sea of mud and defeats Army, 7-0, before notables". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 27, 1921. p. 1, part 2.
4. "Navy Barely Able To Turn in a Victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 7, 1921. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.