1949 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
CaptainPhil Ryan
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southern college football independents records
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
Louisville   –   8 – 3 – 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
Tampa   –   0 – 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][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at USC
L 20–4262,787
October 1vs. Princeton
W 28–736,736[3]
October 8No. 14 Duke
W 28–1422,000
October 15at WisconsinNo. 18
L 13–4845,000
October 22at No. 14 Penn
L 7–2866,125[4]
October 29No. 1 Notre Dame
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD (rivalry)
L 0–4062,000
November 5at Tulane*
T 21–2170,000[5]
November 12Columbia
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 34–018,000[6]
November 26vs. No. 4 Army
L 0–38
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1949 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP—18———————

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 (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Turkin, Hy (October 23, 1949). "Penn Smashes Navy, 28-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C80 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Navy passes tie Tulane, 21 to 21". The Birmingham News. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ 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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