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1917 Navy Midshipmen football team

1917 Navy Midshipmen football
United State Naval Academy Logo-sports.png
Conference Independent
1917 record 7–1
Head coach Gil Dobie (1st year)
Offensive scheme Single wing
Base defense 6–3–2
Captain Earnest von Heimburg
Home stadium Worden Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →

The 1917 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1917 college football season. In their first season under head coach Gil Dobie, the Midshipmen compiled a 7–1 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 442 to 23.

The annual Army–Navy Game was not played during the 1917 season due to World War I.


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