1934 Navy Midshipmen football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1934

| team = Navy Midshipmen

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 8–1

| head_coach = Tom Hamilton

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = Dick Burns

| stadium = Thompson Stadium

}}

{{1934 Southern college football independents records}}

The 1934 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1934 college football season. In their first season under head coach Tom Hamilton, the Midshipmen compiled a {{nowrap|8–1}} record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 138 to 70.{{cite web|title=Football History|publisher=United States Naval Academy|access-date=July 14, 2015|page=191|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075720/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| w/l = w

| opponent = William & Mary

| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| score = 20–7

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = Virginia

| site_stadium = Griffith Stadium

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 21–6

| attend = 12,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-borries-stars-as-navy/136989083/|title=Borries stars as Navy beats Virginia, 21–6|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=October 7, 1934|accessdate=December 17, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| w/l = w

| opponent = Maryland

| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 16–13

| attend = 22,004|

| source = {{cite news|title=Navy Defeats Maryland, 16 to 13|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|author=Craig E. Taylor|date=October 14, 1934|pages=Sports 1, 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87191228/navy-defeats-maryland-16-to-13/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Columbia

| site_stadium = Baker Field

| site_cityst = New York, NY

| score = 18–7

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Penn

| site_stadium = Franklin Field

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| score = 17–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| w/l = w

| opponent = Washington and Lee

| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| score = 26–0

| attend = 22,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-navy-drubs-generals-to/136986423/|work=The Hartford Courant|title=Navy drubs Generals to keep record|date=November 4, 1934|accessdate=December 17, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = Notre Dame

| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Cleveland OH

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 10–6

| attend = 54,571

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| w/l = l

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| score = 7–31

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 1

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = Army

| site_stadium = Franklin Field

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Army–Navy Game

| score = 3–0

| attend =

}}

}}

References

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