Thompson Stadium

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Thompson Stadium during the 1942 Army-Navy Game.

Thompson Stadium was a stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. It was primarily used for American football, and was the home field of the United States Naval Academy "Midshipmen" prior to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium opening in 1959. Thompson Stadium opened in 1912 and held 12,000 people. The stadium was named in honor of Robert M. Thompson.

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v t e Navy Midshipmen football

Venues	Thompson Stadium (1912–1958) Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army–Navy Game Commander-in-Chief's Trophy (Air Force, Army) Crab Bowl Classic (Maryland) Gansz Trophy (SMU)

Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" United States Naval Academy Band

People	Head coaches

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

National championship seasons in bold

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