1926 Navy Midshipmen football team
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1926 record | 9–0–1 |
| Head coach | Bill Ingram |
| Home stadium | Thompson Stadium |
The 1926 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 1926 college football season. The Midshipmen were coached by Bill Ingram in his first year and finished the season undefeated with a record of nine wins, zero losses and one tie (9–0–1). Although Alabama and Stanford have been named the 1926 national champion by most selectors, the 1926 Navy team was named as the national champion under Boand and Houlgate Systems.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
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| October 2 | Purdue | Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 17–13 | ||||||
| October 9 | Drake | Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 24–7 | ||||||
| October 9 | Richmond | Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 26–0 | ||||||
| October 16 | at Princeton | Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ | W 27–13 | ||||||
| October 23 | Colgate | Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 13–7 | ||||||
| October 30 | Michigan | Baltimore Stadium • Baltimore, MD | W 10–0 | ||||||
| November 6 | West Virginia Wesleyan | Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 53–7 | ||||||
| November 13 | Georgetown | Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 10–7 | ||||||
| November 20 | Loyola (MD) | Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 35–13 | ||||||
| November 27 | vs. Army | Soldier Field • Chicago, IL (Army–Navy Game) | T 21–21 | ||||||
 Homecoming. |
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*Schedule Source:[2]
Final Dickinson rankings
| TEAM | Record | Rating | |
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| 1 | Stanford | (10–0–0) | 22.50 |
| 2 | Navy Midshipmen | (9–0–1) | 21.83 |
| 3 | Michigan Wolverines | (7–1–0) | 21.25 |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | (9–1–0) | 21.25 |
| 4 | Lafayette Leopards | (9–0–0) | 20.00 |
| 5 | USC Trojans | (8–2–0) | 17.70 |
| 6 | Alabama Crimson Tide | (9–0–0) | 16.67 |
| 7 | Ohio State Buckeyes | (7–1–0) | 16.25 |
| 8 | Army Cadets | (7–1–1) | 14.38 |
| 9 | Brown Bears | (9–0–1) | 13.76 |
| 10 | Northwestern Wildcats | (7–1–0) | 13.75 |
| 10 | Illinois Fighting Illini | (6–2–0) | 13.75 |
| 10 | Penn Quakers | (7–1–1) | 13.75 |
