1926 Navy Midshipmen football team
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The 1926 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy
in the 1926 college football season
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United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
in the 1926 college football season
1926 college football season
The 1926 college football season was the first to attempt recognition of a national champion. Stanford University, coached by Glenn "Pop" Warner, was the #1 team in the nation under the Dickinson System, and awarded the Rissman Trophy. Unbeaten Stanford faced unbeaten Alabama in the Rose Bowl...
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Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Midshipmen points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Oct. 2 | Purdue | Win | 17 | 13 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Oct. 9 | Richmond | Win | 26 | 0 | 2-0 |
| 3 | N/A | Drake | Win | 24 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Oct. 16 | @ Princeton | Win | 27 | 13 | 4-0 |
| 5 | Oct. 23 | Colgate | Win | 13 | 7 | 5-0 |
| 6 | Oct. 30 | Michigan | Win | 10 | 0 | 6-0 |
| 7 | Nov. 6 | West Virginia Wesleyan | Win | 53 | 7 | 7-0 |
| 8 | Nov. 13 | Georgetown | Win | 10 | 7 | 8-0 |
| 9 | Nov. 20 | Loyola Baltimore | Win | 35 | 13 | 9-0 |
| 10 | Nov. 27 | Army Army Black Knights football The Army Black Knights football program represents the United States Military Academy. Army was recognized as the national champions in 1944, 1945 and 1946.... |
Tie | 21 | 21 | 9-0-1 |
Final Dickinson rankings
| TEAM | Record | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford Stanford Cardinal football The Stanford Cardinal football program represents Stanford University in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference's North Division. Stanford, the top-ranked academic institution with an FBS program, has a highly successful football tradition. The... |
(10-0-0) | 22.50 |
| 2 | Navy Midshipmen | (9-0-1) | 21.83 |
| 3 | Michigan Wolverines | (7-1-0) | 21.25 |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | (9-1-0) | 21.25 |
| 4 | Lafayette Leopards Lafayette College Lafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter,son of General Andrew Porter of Norristown and citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832... |
(9-0-0) | 20.00 |
| 5 | USC Trojans | (8-2-0) | 17.70 |
| 6 | Alabama Crimson Tide | (9-0-0) | 16.67 |
| 7 | Ohio State Buckeyes | (7-1-0) | 16.25 |
| 8 | Army Cadets Army Black Knights football The Army Black Knights football program represents the United States Military Academy. Army was recognized as the national champions in 1944, 1945 and 1946.... |
(7-1-1) | 14.38 |
| 9 | Brown Bears Brown University Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,... |
(9-0-1) | 13.76 |
| 10 | Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Wildcats football The Northwestern Wildcats football team, representing Northwestern University, is a NCAA Division I team and member of the Big Ten Conference, with evidence of organization in 1876... |
(7-1-0) | 13.75 |
| 10 | Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois Fighting Illini football The Illinois Fighting Illini are a major college football program, representing the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. They compete in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference.-Current staff:-All-time win/loss/tie record:*563-513-51... |
(6-2-0) | 13.75 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania Quakers University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution... |
(7-1-1) | 13.75 |