1890 Navy Midshipmen football team
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The 1890 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1890 college football season. The team compiled a 5–1–1 record and outscored its opponents 204 to 49.[1][2] The game featured the inaugural meeting in the Army–Navy Game, which ended in a 24–0 victory for Navy. After the victory, Navy cadets in Annapolis "fired twenty-four great guns, and then paraded the streets with horns."[3] Charles Emrich was the Navy team captain in 1890.[1]
Schedule
?? ??St. John's College
- Unknown
- Annapolis, MD (Rivalry)
W 45–0 November 1Georgetown
- Unknown
- Annapolis, MD
W 70–4 November 8Dickinson
- Unknown
- Annapolis, MD
W 32–6 November 12Columbia Athletic Club
- Unknown
- Annapolis, MD
T 6–6 December 7Gallaudet
- Unknown
- Annapolis, MD
W 24–0 November 27Lehigh
- Unknown
- Annapolis, MD
L 4–24 November 29at Army
W 24–0
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References
- ^ a b "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 188. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1890-1894)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "The Naval Cadets Victorious: West Point's Eleven Defeated by Annapolis by the Score of 24 to 0". The New York Tribune. November 30, 1890. p. 5.