1923 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1923 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1923 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bob Folwell, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–1–3 record, shut out three opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 168 to 62.^[1]

1923 Navy Midshipmen football
Rose Bowl, T 14–14 vs. Washington
Conference	Independent
Record	5–1–3
Head coach	Bob Folwell (4th season)
Captain	Arthur Carney
Home stadium	Worden Field
Seasons ← 1922 1924 →

1923 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Davis & Elkins			–					8	–	0	–	0
King			–					8	–	0	–	1
VMI			–					9	–	1	–	0
Tennessee Docs			–					6	–	0	–	2
West Virginia			–					7	–	1	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					4	–	1	–	0
Loyola (LA)			–					5	–	1	–	1
Quantico Marines			–					7	–	2	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	1	–	3
Stetson			–					5	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest			–					6	–	3	–	0
West Tennessee State Normal			–					6	–	3	–	0
William & Mary			–					6	–	3	–	0
Louisville			–					5	–	3	–	0
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	1
Trinity (NC)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Western Kentucky State Normal			–					5	–	4	–	0
Union (TN)			–					4	–	4	–	1
Catholic University			–					4	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Normal			–					3	–	3	–	0
Texas Mines			–					3	–	4	–	0
Richmond			–					3	–	5	–	0
Georgetown			–					3	–	6	–	0
East Tennessee State Normal			–					3	–	6	–	0
Davidson			–					3	–	7	–	0
George Washington			–					2	–	8	–	0
Birmingham–Southern			–					1	–	5	–	2
Marshall			–					1	–	7	–	0
Spring Hill			–					1	–	7	–	0

The annual Army–Navy Game was played on November 25 at the Polo Grounds in New York City and the teams played to a scoreless tie. Navy was invited to play in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, and played Washington to a 14–14 tie.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	William & Mary	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 39–10
October 6	Dickinson	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 13–7
October 13	West Virginia Wesleyan	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 26–7
October 20	Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 3–21	20,000
October 27	vs. Princeton	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	T 3–3
November 3	Colgate	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 9–0
November 10	St. Xavier	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 61–0		[2]
November 24	vs. Army	Polo Grounds New York, NY (Army–Navy Game)	T 0–0	66,000	[3]
January 1, 1924	vs. Washington	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	T 14–14	45,000	[4]