1949 Navy Midshipmen football team

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]

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
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at USCL 20–4262,787
October 1vs. PrincetonW 28–736,736[3]
October 8No. 14 DukeW 28–1422,000
October 15at WisconsinNo. 18L 13–4845,000
October 22at No. 14 PennL 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 ArmyL 0–38
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP18

References

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  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.