1946 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1946
Municipal Stadium
Seasons
1946 Southern major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (FL)   –   8 – 2 – 0
Georgetown   –   5 – 3 – 0
Virginia   –   4 – 4 – 1
Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 8 – 0

The 1946 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1946 college football season. With the return Tom Hamilton, head coach from 1936 to 1938, the Midshipmen compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 186 to 105.[1][2]

Navy was ranked at No. 32 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Villanova
W 7–018,502[4]
October 5at Columbia
L 14–2335,000[5]
October 12
Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
    		• L 6–2141,504[6]
    October 19North Carolina
    • Municipal Stadium
    • Baltimore, MD
    		L 14–2130,500[7]
    October 26at No. 6 Penn
    		L 19–3278,000[8]
    November 2No. 2 Notre Dame
    • Municipal Stadium
    • Baltimore, MD (rivalry)
    		L 0–2865,000[9]
    November 9at No. 8 Georgia Tech
    		L 20–2832,000[10]
    November 16Penn State
    • Thompson Stadium
    • Annapolis, MD
    		L 7–1222,000[11][12]
    November 30vs. No. 1 Army
    		L 18–21102,000[13]
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    After the season

    Main article:
    1947 NFL Draft

    The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Midshipmen were selected.[14]

    Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
    10 81 Bob Kelly
    Halfback
    		 Green Bay Packers
    11 94 Robert Hoernschemeyer Back New York Giants
    28 264 Jim Carrington Guard New York Giants

    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.
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    14. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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