The 1895 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy (US Naval Academy, USNA, or Navy) is a federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845 during the tenure of George Bancroft as Secretary of the Navy. The Naval Academy ...
during the
1895 college football season
The 1895 college football season was the season of American football played among colleges and universities in the United States during the 1895–96 academic year.
The 1895 Penn Quakers football team, led by head coach George Washington Woodr ...
. In their first and only season under head coach
Matthew McClung
Matthew Henry McClung Jr. (December 1, 1868 – March 3, 1908), sometimes referred to as Dibby McClung, was an American college football player, coach and official. Born into a powerful southern family, McClung was raised in Memphis, Tennessee u ...
, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 152 to 16.
The
Army–Navy Game
The Army–Navy Game is an American college football rivalry game between the Army Black Knights of the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, and the Navy Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy (USNA) at Annapo ...
was canceled due to Presidential cabinet order.
Schedule
* Virginia forfeited due to major fire at the University of Virginia.
References
Navy
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral zone, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and ...
Navy Midshipmen football seasons
Navy Midshipmen football
The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) college football. The Naval Academy completed its final season as an FBS independent school (not in a conference) i ...
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