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Navy Football Team History


Navy Midshipmen
United States Naval Academy
 Annapolis, MD
Founded: 1845
Stadium: Navy-Marine Corps Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
Colors: Navy Blue & Gold
Coach: Lt. Harry J. Hank Hardwick
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1879  <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024
1938 Season Highlights
 Lt. Harry J. Hank Hardwick enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Navy.
 
1938 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. William & Mary  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Virginia Military Institute  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Virginia  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Yale  7   9   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Princeton  13   13   T    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Pennsylvania  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Notre Dame  0   15   L    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Columbia  14   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Army  7   14   L    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 
1938 Season Totals
  Record4-3 -2
  Points Scored126
  Scoring Average14.0
  Points Allowed60
  Defense Average6.7
  Opponents Record20-7
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2 -1
  Away Record1-1 -1
1938 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1938 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 4-39056   J.O. Christian
San Jose State 11-132256   Dudley S. Dud DeGroot
Army 8-224395   William H. Wood
Notre Dame 8-114939   Elmer F. Layden
Pittsburgh 8-221359   Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Central Michigan 7-127044   Ron Finch
Boston College 6-1-218687   Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Eastern Michigan 6-1-116636   Elton J. Rynearson
Michigan State 6-313359   Charles W. Bachman
Syracuse 5-3137102   Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Cincinnati 4-581128   Joseph A. Joe Meyer
Navy 4-3-212660   Lt. Harry J. Hank Hardwick
Virginia 4-4-1113169   Frank J. Murray
West Virginia 4-5-198117   Dr. Marshall Little Sleepy Glenn
Western Michigan 4-310226   Mitchell Gary
Georgia Southern 3-5-135100   Crook Smith
Penn State 3-4-113887   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Temple 3-6-197170   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Buffalo 2-681158   Jim Peele
Massachusetts 3-662125   Elbert Carraway
East Carolina 1-6-140127   J.D. Swede Alexander

1938 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1938 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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