navy football team navy football team represented college football season team second football squad represent team coached player coach entirely student operated captained squad member team played single game shutout school win squad entirely student operated supported faculty season mark beginning season rivalry prelude widely believed football researchers playing football began november player challenged player nearby princeton contest closely resembled soccer teams scoring kicking ball opponent net lacked uniform rules structure game developed slowly rules drafted october consisted guidelines number teams participating sport increased game effectively controlled claimed national championships years yale presented form challenge claiming national championships time period football team fielded squad entirely student operated receiving official support officials team entirely funded members fellow students continue season team led coach team participated game resulted scoreless tie played likely unused drill field campus navy field football team likely lack support schedule season summary navy season began second year cadet formed team led player coach appointed captain squad carter scheduled single game season played thanksgiving day baltimore based team players unable play school administrator negative views sport navy team played official permission year team received approval according faculty actually gave admitted football interesting diversion heavily game point players teams clear layers snow field making large piles snow sides playing ground field yards yards feet apart feet high half game went scoreless reported visitors pushed navy place goal line half play ball kicked number times going far retrieved boat play continue american described second half detail minutes interval ball play time kicked rest period apparently academy making vigorous got ball street following scored touchdown academy try goal failed ball instead going line fell field hands academy team quick decisive run got ball goal line scored touchdown washington street wisconsin identified person score touchdown stated pennsylvania cadet caught street blocked kick scored second touchdown sun covered detail uniforms squads wore sported blue black white striped uniforms wore white uniforms teams nailed strips leather shoes help deal slipping players coaching staff players team players different positions squad consisted ends tackles guards center coaching staff took coaching duties team academy coach decade later hired school coach squad appointed official umpire time staff members postseason aftermath postseason college football game played establishment east west tournament game later known rose bowl participate rose bowl season went tied washington match result lack competition postseason games played season according statistics compiled college football research center yale declared season champion giving eighth championship overall win school history continued team shutout streak lose game season ending consecutive shutout season defeated season marked start season long rivalry navy win games team coach season hired lead navy finish 1880s winning seasons overall record squad opponents finish 19th century overall record
1882 Navy Midshipmen football team