Yale at Navy
Saturday, October 12, 1901 Share
Yale beat Navy 24–0. It was their first meeting; after it, Yale led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 73°F, low 58°F
In the newspapers

New-York tribune, October 13, 1901, page 11
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Orange YALE WINS AT ANNAPOLIS. 1”o IoUCHDowNs MADE IN EACH HAHN AGAINST NAVAL CADETS Ne H”hapohs Nd, Oct. 12-The footbau +asro -, -”e “e University made its first appearance az +ba ‘a’ai academy to-day. Yale had in all b .E players and Mr.. Francis the manager roso1 ‘eiore the game that it the best team Pieaehuhs Yale that could be brought together me Yale players were too heavy and strong end INe pays TOO snappy and united for the cadets TO Wv Hluch with them and two touchdowns were .naue IN each half and all four goals were kicked Inc navy did not score so the result was 24 m n Al the nrst half Wilhelmi, who played a great siouhu gaining game, scored both touchdowns III me second half Hogan, the tackle scored two i’er orlllant runs Ocott kicked the four goals TWO or which were at difficult angles The game was played on the temporary grounds The dav was so warm that the PLAYERS and even tho spectators, suffered Yale defended the south goal side ~ e’ Belknap kicked off to Yale’s 2o-yard line end Chaowlck ran the ball back thirty yards nearly TO the centre Of the field. Hart took it for fifteen EaFos more on the next play. and Chadwick again came 10 the front with three more Yale was now, On Ihe haNys 4O-yard line. and they began series OF tandem plays. with either tackle behind the line which soon down this distance WubeIno made the more frequent gains but both of the halves and the tackles added their yards and Thus Drought the ball 10 the 5-yard line from which Wilhelmi carried if over. After Ocott kicked the goal FaILnan Licled ors 10 swan. who ran the ball back twenty Yards The cadets could DO no better defensive work than bef0re except for short period, when they held Yale LOT uo”ns and obtained the ball ReILnap theu Pnnted, and so delayed the second touchdown Yale PLayed number OF plays just outside of tackle, dt,u lhe work OF Captain Gould particuarlv and csiler members Of the team in assisting the man carving the tall was noticeable far exceeding any thlng seen here before. Wihelmi also continued his steady gains whenever called upon and scored the second touchdown from which Olcott kicked tho was twenty minutes long ‘ ‘ Inc second half was fifteen minutes long Vale played the same team with which she started the “a Inc academy substituted Weaver for Land a. a. nan, and little later Oak took Fretz’s place me lalter man going 10 left tackle fill the place CcCuIleo by rogers The navy had the ball more thlS haf and Strassburger made several fair gains 1a!e played the ends more, however, and made more brilliant runs Hogan. a new man was sneclally notable as ground gamer and he scored botn OF the touchdDWus in this half. The left iackIe Goss made two good gains. Olcott again The lineup: - ‘”‘Vs

The Billings gazette, Billings, Mont., October 15, 1901, page 1
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RESULTS AT FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE TEAMS CONTEST. F. TIE GAME IN THE MUD One Sided Contest Between Yale and the Navy Elevens. Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 12-Harvard easily won her first important game this afternoon, deafeating Columbia Is to 0. Columbia’s weakness lay in her guards and tackle, her back fielC was equal to Harvar6’s. Columbia made only one substantial. gain, when Weekes got around Campbeil’s end for IL yards. Harvard made most OF her gains by end runs in which the interference was very effective. Put nam went around left end at least a dozen times for good gains. Column bias men were not in as good physical condition as Harvard’s and were frequently laid out by injuries.

The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, October 13, 1901, page 10
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Middies Smothered. Annapolis Md, Oct 12.-Yale’s Varsity football team defeated the Navy eleven in a very one-sided contest Dy the score of 24 to 0. In four minutes after the open- ing of the contest Yale put the bali over the line and kicked a goal. Ten minutes later they repeated the operation. In the second half Yale got a touch down and kicked goal in six minutes and another in thirteen minutes.

The age-herald, Alabama, October 13, 1901, page 11
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Annapolis, October 12.-Yale’s Varsity football team defeated the Navy eleven in a very one-sided contest by the score of 24 to 0. In four minutes after the opening of the contest Yale put the ball oyer the line and kicked a goal
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Yale 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Yale–Navy gameYale leads 5–4–1 in 10 meetings, counting the nine since this game.
| 1988 | Navy 41, Yale 7 | |
| 1981 | Yale 23, Navy 19 | |
| 1952 | Navy 31, Yale 0 | |
| 1951 | Navy 7, Yale 7 | |
| 1942 | Navy 13, Yale 6 | |
| 1940 | Navy 21, Yale 0 |
Around this game
Yale
- Next gamevs. BowdoinOct. 16, 1901
- SeasonYale in 1901
- ProgramYale history and records
Navy
- Next gamevs. LehighOct. 19, 1901
- SeasonNavy in 1901
- ProgramNavy history and records

