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1917 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1917 record7–1
Head coachGil Dobie (1st season)
Offensive schemeSingle wing
Base defense6–3–2
CaptainEarnest von Heimburg
Home stadiumWorden Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →

Template:1917 college football records The 1917 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1917 college football season. In their first season under head coach Gil Dobie, the Midshipmen compiled a 7–1 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 442 to 23.[1][2]

The annual Army–Navy Game was not played this season or the next due to World War I.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 29DavidsonW 27-6
October 6West Virginia
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–7
October 13Maryland State
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD (rivalry)
W 62–0
October 20Carlisle
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 61–0
October 27[[{{{school}}}|Haverford]]
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 89-0
November 3Western Reserve
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 95–0
November 10Georgetown
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 28–7
November 18Villanova
  • Worden Field
  • Annapolis, MD
W 80–3

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