1944 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1944 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 4
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainBen Chase
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Virginia     6 1 2
No. 4 Navy     6 3 0
West Virginia     5 3 1
Delaware State     2 3 0
Tennessee Tech     1 2 0
Miami (FL)     1 7 1
Millsaps     1 5 0
Sewanee     0 3 1
Howard (AL)     0 5 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1944 college football season. In their first season under head coach Oscar Hagberg, the Midshipmen compiled a 6–3 record, shut out three opponents and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 236 to 88.[1][2] Navy was ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 302:30 p.m.
North Carolina Pre-Flight
L 14–21[3]
October 7Penn State
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 55–14
October 14
Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
  • W 7–025,000[4]
    October 21at No. 8 Georgia TechNo. 9L 15–1735,000[5]
    October 28at No. 7 PennNo. 12W 26–073,000[6]
    November 4No. 2 Notre DameNo. 6
    • Municipal Stadium
    • Baltimore, MD (rivalry)
    W 32–1360,938
    November 11CornellNo. 3
    • Municipal Stadium
    • Baltimore, MD
    W 48–025,000[7]
    November 18No. 14 PurdueNo. 3
    • Municipal Stadium
    • Baltimore, MD
    W 32–035,000
    December 2vs. No. 1 ArmyNo. 2
    L 7–2370,000[8][9]

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    ( ) = First-place votes
    Week
    Poll12345678Final
    AP
    69126 (1)3 (1)3 (5)2 (5)2 (1)4

    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.
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    7. ^ Effrat, Louis (November 12, 1944). "Navy Overpowers Cornell, 48 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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