1937 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1937 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1937 college football season. In their first season under head coach Hank Hardwick, the Midshipmen compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 150 to 74.^[1][2]

1937 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Hank Hardwick (1st season)
Captain	Ray Dubois
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

1937 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Delaware State			–					1	–	0	–	0
Hardin–Simmons			–					8	–	0	–	1
West Virginia			–					8	–	1	–	1
Catholic University			–					5	–	3	–	0
William & Mary Norfolk			–					5	–	3	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	4	–	1
George Washington			–					3	–	4	–	1
Georgetown			–					2	–	4	–	2
Oglethorpe			–					3	–	6	–	1
Western Maryland			–					3	–	6	–	0
East Carolina			–					2	–	5	–	0
Loyola (LA)			–					2	–	6	–	1
Virginia			–					2	–	7	–	0
South Georgia Teachers			–					2	–	9	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					1	–	9	–	0
Jacksonville State			–					0	–	5	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	William & Mary	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 45–0
October 2	The Citadel	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 32–0
October 9	Virginia	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 40–13
October 16	Harvard	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	T 0–0
October 23	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 7–9	45,000
October 30	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–14
November 6	Columbia	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 13–6	20,000	^[3]
November 20	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 6–26	48,000	^[4]
November 27	vs. Army	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 0–6

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. Nichols, Joseph C. (November 7, 1937). "Navy Eleven Tops Columbia by 13-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. "Princeton Closes Season With Surprise 26 to 6 Victory Over Favored Navy Eleven: Inspired Tigers Rout Foe in Second Half". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). November 21, 1937. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.