View source for 1936 Navy Midshipmen football team

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  |Year=1936
  |Team=Navy Midshipmen
  |Image=United_State_Naval_Academy_Logo-sports.png
  |ImageSize=185
  |Conference=Independent
  |ShortConference=
  |APRank=[[1936 NCAA football rankings|18]]
  |Record= 6–3
  |ConfRecord=
  |HeadCoach= [[Tom Hamilton (American football)|Tom Hamilton]]
  |HCYear= 3rd
  |OffCoach=
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  |OScheme=
  |DScheme=
  |Captain= Rivers Morrell
  |StadiumArena=[[Thompson Stadium]]
  |Champion=
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  |BowlTourneyResult=
}}
{{1936 college football independents records}}
The '''1936 Navy Midshipmen football team''' represented the [[United States Naval Academy]] during the [[1936 college football season]]. In their third season under head coach [[Tom Hamilton (American football)|Tom Hamilton]], the Midshipmen compiled a {{nowrap|6–3}} record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of {{nowrap|115 to 74.<ref>{{cite web|title=Football History|publisher=United States Naval Academy|accessdate=July 14, 2015|page=191|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf}}</ref><ref name=CFDW>{{cite web|title=Navy Yearly Results (1935-1939)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=July 14, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/navy/1935-1939_yearly_results.php}}</ref>}} They finished the season ranked 18th in the first year of the [[1936 NCAA football rankings|AP Poll]].

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1936
| poll = [[1936 NCAA football rankings|AP Poll]] released prior to game

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1936 William & Mary Indians football team|William & Mary]]
| site_stadium = [[Thompson Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis, MD]]
| score = 18–6
| attend = 
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1936|team=Davidson Wildcats|title=Davidson}}
| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 19–6
| attend = 
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1936 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]]
| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 35–14
| attend = 
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1936 Yale Bulldogs football team|Yale]]
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Municipal Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore, MD]]
| score = {{spaces|3}}7–12
| attend = 
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1936|team=Princeton Tigers|title=Princeton}}
| site_stadium = [[Palmer Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton, NJ]]
| score = {{spaces|3}}0–7
| attend = 
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1936|team=Penn Quakers|title=Penn}}
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = [[Franklin Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
| score = {{spaces|3}}6–16
| attend = 
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1936 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
| opprank = 13
| gamename = [[Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = [[Municipal Stadium (Baltimore)|Municipal Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Baltimore|Baltimore, MD]]
| score = 3–0
| attend = 51,126
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1936|team=Harvard Crimson|title=Harvard}}
| site_stadium = [[Harvard Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Allston|Allston, MA]]
| score = 20–13
| attend = 
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = [[1936 Army Cadets football team|Army]]
| gamename = [[Army–Navy Game]]
| site_stadium = [[John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia)|Municipal Stadium]]
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 7–0
| attend = 
}}
}}

==References==
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[[Category:1936 college football season|Navy]]
[[Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons]]
[[Category:1936 in sports in Maryland|Navy Midshipmen]]


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