1936 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1936 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1936 college football season. In their third season under head coach Tom Hamilton, the Midshipmen compiled a 6–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 115 to 74.^[1][2] They finished the season ranked 18th in the first year of the AP Poll.

1936 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 18
Record	6–3
Head coach	Tom Hamilton (3rd season)
Captain	Rivers Morrell
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium
Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

1936 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
George Washington			–					7	–	1	–	1
Hardin–Simmons			–					9	–	2	–	0
Georgetown			–					6	–	2	–	1
Roanoke			–					6	–	2	–	1
Western Maryland			–					7	–	3	–	1
No. 18 Navy			–					6	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	4	–	0
East Carolina			–					3	–	2	–	0
Jacksonville State			–					2	–	2	–	1
Catholic University			–					4	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					4	–	4	–	0
William & Mary Norfolk			–					4	–	4	–	0
Oglethorpe			–					4	–	5	–	0
Texas Wesleyan			–					3	–	6	–	1
Troy State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Delaware			–					2	–	6	–	0
South Georgia Teachers			–					2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	William & Mary	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 18–6	13,563	^[3]
October 3	Davidson	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 19–6		^[4]
October 10	Virginia	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 35–14	16,000	^[5]
October 17	Yale	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 7–12
October 24	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–7	45,000	^[6]
October 31	at No. 20 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–16
November 7	No. 13 Notre Dame	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	W 3–0	51,126
November 14	Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 20–13	42,000	^[7]
November 28	vs. Army	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 7–0
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. 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 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. "Navy's quick scores beat William and Mary, 18–6". The Brooklyn Times Union. September 27, 1936. Retrieved December 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Davidson extends Navy in 19–6 loss". The Birmingham News. October 4, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Navy is pushed to top Virginia". The News and Observer. October 11, 1936. Retrieved December 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tiger 3d-Period Drive Beats Navy, 7-0". New York Daily News. October 25, 1936. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Navy Defeats Harvard, 20 to 13". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1936. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.