Conference Independent Base defense 6–3–2 | 1917 record 7–1 Offensive scheme Single wing Captain Earnest von Heimburg | |
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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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1917 Navy Midshipmen football team Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA