1888 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1888 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 1–4 record and were outscored by its opponents 73 to 35.[1] In the eighth installment of the Johns Hopkins–Navy football rivalry, Navy lost by a 25 to 12 score.[2] In the final game of the 1888 season, the Midshipmen lost to St. John's College by a 22–6 score, with a brawl breaking out at the end of the game.[3][4] The team captain was George Hayward.[5]

1888 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1888 record1–4
Head coachno coach
CaptainGeorge Fermier
1888 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Georgetown   –    4 –2 –0
Trinity (NC)   –    2 –1 –0
Virginia   –    2 –1 –0
Wake Forest   –    2 –1 –0
Johns Hopkins   –    6 –5 –0
Richmond   –    1 –2 –0
North Carolina   –    1 –3 –0
Navy   –    1 –4 –0
Gallaudet   –      –  
Randolph–Macon   –      –  
St. John's (MD)   –      –  

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
November ?St. John's (MD)
L 4–6
November 3Gallaudet
  • Unknown
  • Annapolis, MD
W 4–0
November 29Johns Hopkins
L 12–25
December 1Penn
  • Unknown
  • Annapolis, MD
L 9–20
December 9St. John's (MD)
L 6–22
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References
  1. "Navy Yearly Results (1885-1889)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. "The Naval Cadets Downed Now". Erie County Independent. November 30, 1888. p. 1.
  3. "Ended in a Fight: Naval Cadets and Collegians Kick Leather and Then Shins, part 1". The St. Paul Globe. December 9, 1888. p. 6.
  4. "Ended in a Fight: Naval Cadets and Collegians Kick Leather and Then Shins, part 2". The St. Paul Globe. December 9, 1888. p. 6.
  5. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 188. Retrieved July 13, 2015.


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