navy football team navy football team represented college football season team marked second time school played multiple game season squad captained year began consecutive wins rivals reversed loss close victory year concluded shutout losses princeton reserve squad season program longest year team played seven games prelude according biographer evidence form football came school cadets lost interest game shortly afterward fielded official football program headed team played match tie program went hiatus years returned season guidance player coach season following years football single game seasons played rival navy won years season school participated multi game year playing games including nearby season disappointment ending record schedule season season began game contests heated rivalry navy won game relative ease following game played november contest schools rivalry previous following games played thanksgiving day thanksgiving athletic carnival score close win threat cadets point academy luck shifted squad upset rematch barely defeated contest played athletic carnival baltimore american covered game detail early half rushing forcing vigorous huge quarterback crashed goal line points converted repeated performance missed conversion navy adopted rushing tactics stone went score backed goal line broke entire navy team touchdown goal missed score navy game fast coming close formed closely ball center navy hit referee found illegal called ball cadet play kicked field goal making score game ended double pass captain carried ball goal points won game days second game november challenged reserve squad easily shutout academy came close scoring reserves hosted final game season december contest visitors won shutout players navy football team players unique positions squad consisted players played previous season age players ranged years academy admission policy school allowed men ages admitted future player remarked boys school postseason aftermath postseason college football game played establishment tournament east west football game later known rose bowl participate rose bowl season went tied washington match result lack competition postseason games played season according statistics compiled princeton yale declared season national champions player nearly single beat later served team head coach leading program record season kept navy overall win loss record brought academy record lead recovered season marked time team play multiple game season schedule longest year squad played seven matches navy finished 1880s winning seasons overall record school opponents finish 19th century overall record
1886 Navy Midshipmen football team