1943 Navy Midshipmen football team

1943 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP No. 4
1943 record 8–1
Head coach John Whelchel (2nd season)
Captain Albert Channell
Home stadium Thompson Stadium

The 1943 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1943 college football season. In their second season under head coach John Whelchel, the Midshipmen compiled a 8–1 record, shut out three opponents and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 237 to 80.[1][2] Navy was ranked #4 in the final AP Poll.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 25 North Carolina Pre-Flight Thompson StadiumAnnapolis, MD W 31–0    
October 2 Cornell Municipal StadiumBaltimore, MD W 46–7    
October 9 No. 5 Duke No. 4 Municipal Stadium • Baltimore, MD W 14–13    
October 16 Penn State No. 3 Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 14–6    
October 24 Georgia Tech No. 3 Municipal Stadium • Baltimore, MD W 28–14    
October 30 vs. No. 1 Notre Dame No. 3 Municipal StadiumCleveland, OH (Rivalry) L 6–33   77,900
November 6 at No. 5 Penn No. 7 Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA W 24–7    
November 13 at Columbia No. 3 Baker FieldNew York, NY W 61–0    
November 27 at No. 7 Army No. 6 Michie StadiumWest Point, NY (Army–Navy Game) W 13–0    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

  1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. "Navy Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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