navy football team navy football team represented college football season team fourth football squad represent final time school played single game season squad captained team single game defeat rival school season continued seven season game rivalry final season team unbeaten background prelude according biographer evidence form football came school cadets lost interest game shortly afterward 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 team participated game resulted scoreless tie played apparently academy superintendent cow pasture navy field football team lack support officials football returned academy squad led player coach won match starting seven year rivalry schools season resulted navy loss defeat schedule season summary navy sole game navy season annual competition rival consecutive playing series final season rivalry game year navy defeated game played november hosted academy likely unused drill parade field unusual agreement schools contest played entirely rugby rules half scored twice touchdown point safety navy scored twice second half game brother kicked point goal scored touchdown secure victory players team players different positions squad consisted seven quarterback 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 yale declared season champion college football research center selected princeton national champions win brought overall win loss record positive giving lead rivalry season marked final time team play single game season schedule expanded games marked final time navy team finished season unbeaten closest squad come went navy finished 1880s winning seasons overall record school opponents finished 19th century overall record
1884 Navy Midshipmen football team