1941 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 10
Record7–1–1
Head coach
CaptainDick Foster
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina   –   7 – 0 – 0
Delaware   –   7 – 0 – 1
Virginia   –   8 – 1 – 0
Marshall   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Navy   –   7 – 1 – 1
Georgetown   –   5 – 4 – 0
Western Maryland   –   3 – 4 – 1
West Virginia   –   4 – 6 – 0
Roanoke   –   3 – 5 – 0
Sewanee   –   2 – 5 – 0
Delaware State   –   1 – 4 – 0
Georgia Teachers   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Navy Midshipmen football team was an American football team that represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Swede Larson, the Midshipmen compiled a 7–1–1 record, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 192 to 34.[1][2] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Midshipmen beat the Cadets for the third straight year,[3] and finished the season ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll.

Back Bill Busik and tackle Bill Chewning were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1941 All-Eastern football team. Tackle Gene Flathmann was named to the second team.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27William & Mary
W 34–018,121[5]
October 4West Virginia
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 40–020,126[6]
October 11Lafayette
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 41–221,000[7]
October 18CornellNo. 7
W 14–045,000[8]
October 25at HarvardNo. 5
T 0–040,000[9]
November 1at No. 8 PennNo. 11
W 13–674,000[10]
November 8No. 7 Notre DameNo. 6
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD (rivalry)
L 13–2064,795[11][12]
November 22at PrincetonNo. 12
W 23–042,000[13]
November 29vs. ArmyNo. 11
W 14–698,924[14]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1941 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP7 (3)5 (3)11612121110

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Guenther, Jack (November 30, 1941). "Navy gives parting coach 14-6 win over Army". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 11, part 3.
  4. ^ "MacKinney and Peabody on A.P. Eastern Eleven". The Boston Daily Globe. December 5, 1941. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Craig E. Taylor (September 28, 1941). "Sailors Display Power Winning Opening Game From Indians, 34 To 0". The Baltimore Sun. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Navy Crushes W. Va. Eleven In 40-0 Clash". The Baltimore Sun. October 5, 1941. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Navy Takes Easy Win From Lafayette, 41-2". The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1941. pp. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Navy beats Cornell". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. October 19, 1941. p. 2B.
  9. ^ "Navy tied by Harvard". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. October 26, 1941. p. 11, part 3.
  10. ^ Cy Peterman (November 2, 1941). "74,000 See Navy Stop Penn, 13 to 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Notre Dame Beats Navy, 20 to 13, as Bertelli's Passes Spark Attack". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1941. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Boni, Bill (November 9, 1941). "Irish hand Middies first defeat". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 3B.
  13. ^ "Navy scores 23-0 win over Princeton as Busik stars". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 23, 1941. p. 2B.
  14. ^ Gene Ward (November 30, 1941). "Navy Weighs Anchor in 2d Half, Sinks Army, 14-6, Before 98,924". New York Daily News. p. C36 – via Newspapers.com.


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