1949 Navy Midshipmen football team
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American college football season
| 1949 Navy Midshipmen football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 3–5–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Phil Ryan |
| Home stadium | Thompson Stadium |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||
| Maryland State | – | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| Memphis State | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Delaware | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Virginia | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||
| Grambling | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||
| Miami (FL) | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
| Sewanee | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||
| Chattanooga | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||
| Georgetown | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||
| West Virginia | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||
| Navy | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||
| Rollins | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||
| Texas State | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||
| Oklahoma City | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||
The 1949 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1949 college football season. In their second season under head coach George Sauer, the Midshipmen compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 238 to 151.[1]
Schedule
[edit ]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 24 | at USC | L 20–42 | 62,787 | |||
| October 1 | vs. Princeton | W 28–7 | 36,736 | [2] | ||
| October 8 | No. 14 Duke | W 28–14 | 22,000 | |||
| October 15 | at Wisconsin | No. 18 | L 13–48 | 45,000 | ||
| October 22 | at No. 14 Penn | L 7–28 | 66,125 | [3] | ||
| October 29 | No. 1 Notre Dame |
| L 0–40 | 62,000 | ||
| November 5 | at Tulane * | T 21–21 | 70,000 | [4] | ||
| November 12 | Columbia |
| W 34–0 | 18,000 | [5] | |
| November 26 | vs. No. 4 Army |
| L 0–38 | |||
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Rankings
[edit ]See also: 1949 college football rankings
| Week | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Linthicum, Jesse A. (October 2, 1949). "Navy Beats Princeton, 28 to 7, for Its First Victory in 16 Starts". The Sunday Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Turkin, Hy (October 23, 1949). "Penn Smashes Navy, 28-7". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. C80 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navy passes tie Tulane, 21 to 21". The Birmingham News. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Strauss, Michael (November 13, 1949). "Navy Overpowers Columbia, 34 to 0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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