1949 Navy Midshipmen football team

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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

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 USCL 20–4262,787
October 1vs.
Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
  • W 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

    Ranking movements
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    — = 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.
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    6. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 13, 1949). "Navy Overpowers Columbia, 34 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.