Navy defends the belt, 26–0, at home over Washington and Lee.
Where this game sits in the lineage
Navy came in 14 days into reign #74, which began with a win over Columbia, with one defense already behind it; this was its second defense. Navy went on to defend it 1 more time before Pittsburgh took it on November 17, 1934, 28 days after the reign began.
For Washington and Lee this was its 2nd shot at the belt; it had never held the belt. It still hasn’t: 2 attempts in all, every one of them a loss or a tie.
This is the only time Navy and Washington and Lee have met with the belt on the line.
About this game
Navy hosted Washington and Lee on November 3, 1934, in a week 8 matchup of the regular season. Navy defeated Washington and Lee 26-0, successfully defending the belt against the visiting challengers.
Written by Claude, strictly from this site’s own record of the game — the score and what it meant for the belt. CFBD doesn’t have a box score for games this old, so nothing here is invented beyond what’s verifiably on file.
Sources Game record: College Football Data (id 19875) · This game in the downloadable dataset