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William & Mary at Navy

Saturday, September 24, 1938

Navy beat William & Mary 26–⁠0. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Navy led the series 12–⁠1.

AwayWilliam & Mary3–⁠7 in 1938
0
HomeNavy4–⁠3–⁠2 in 1938
26

FinalHigh 86°F, low 58°FAttendance 16,000

On the newsreel

  • NAVY WINS IN GRID OPENERBefore a crowd of 20,000 football fans, the Middies open their 1938 season with a thrilling 26-0 victory over William & Mary, carrying the attack by land and air and sinking the opposition with long passes and line…Universal Newsreel, September 26, 1938. Catalog record at the National Archives

Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Navy 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every William & Mary–Navy game

Navy leads 35–⁠6–⁠1 in 42 meetings, counting the 29 since this game.

Recent meetings
1991William & Mary 26, Navy 21
1987William & Mary 27, Navy 12
1982Navy 39, William & Mary 3
1981Navy 27, William & Mary 0
1980Navy 45, William & Mary 6
1979Navy 24, William & Mary 7

Around this game

William & Mary

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