Worden Field

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Worden Field
1924 map
Map
Full nameWorden Field
LocationUnited States Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland
Coordinates38°59′02″N 76°29′24″W / 38.984°N 76.49°W / 38.984; -76.49
OwnerUnited States Naval Academy
OperatorUnited States Naval Academy
SurfaceNatural grass
Openedc. 1890
Tenants
Navy Midshipmen football (NCAA)
(c. 1890–1923)
Naval Academy parade and drill exercises
(1900s–present)
Annapolis  is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
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Worden Field is a large grass field located on the campus of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. First mentioned in 1890, the field served as the home stadium for the academy's Midshipmen football team from that year through 1923, replaced by Thompson Stadium in 1924. Since the early 1900s, the field has hosted all of the academy's various yearly parades and many of its drills. It has progressively grown smaller, due to the addition of buildings and roads within the academy.

The field is bordered on all four sides by small academy roads. On two of its sides, it is surrounded by officers' quarters and is bounded by a parking lot and the Severn River on its other two borders. It has rows of bleachers located along its south side and has long contained a small gazebo on its east side. A small historical marker is located on the southwest corner; it is used regularly for drills and important parades.

History

superintendent
of the academy (1869–1874)

Name

The field is named for Admiral

superintendent of the academy for five years (1869–1874), and died in 1897, a few years after the field was named after him.[1][2]

Usage and replacement

The

Army-Navy Game, held at West Point.[6] The following year, the team played its entire seven-game schedule at home, winning the first five games and dropping the final two, including a 32–16 loss to Army.[7][8]

In

Governor of New York. The game did not return to Annapolis, except for special reasons in 1942 during World War II.[10]

Location and facilities

Worden Field is located on the western side of the academy campus, very close to both the Severn River and College Creek. It is bordered on its west and south sides by the school's officer's quarters.[6] A small gazebo is located near the center of the field's east side.[11]

Transportation

The field is bordered by through roads on all four sides. A small parking lot is located across a road on the field's east edge.[12]

References

Notes
  1. ^ In 1889, Navy defeated the Washington All-Stars 24–0 at their home stadium in Washington, D.C.[5]
Footnotes
  1. ^ Royston (2009), p. 215
  2. ^ D'Impiero (2007), p. 160
  3. ^ United States Naval Academy staff (1879). "Navy's First Football Squad". The Team of 1879. United States Naval Academy. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Naval Academy Athletic Association (2005), p. 154
  5. ^ Staff (2013). "Navy Yearly Results–1885-1889". Yearly Results–Navy Midshipmen. College Football Data Warehouse. 1889: 4-1-1. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Kiland et al., p 191
  7. ^ a b Staff (2013). "Navy Yearly Results–1890-1894". Yearly Results–Navy Midshipmen. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  8. ^ The New York Times (1891), p. 9
  9. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan
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  10. ^ Roberts (2011), p. 77
  11. ^ United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland (Map) (1924 ed.). Cartography by C.E. Miller. United States Army. June 30, 1924. § L31-M33.
  12. ^ Arbuthnot (2012), "Worden Field"
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