1941 Navy Midshipmen football team

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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 18
Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
    		• 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
    AP
    		7 (3)5 (3)11612121110

    Personnel

    • HB Bill Busik
    • HB Bob Woods

    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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