1942 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1942 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Whelchel, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–4 record, shut out five opponents and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 82 to 58.[1][2]

1942 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainAlan Cameron
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Delaware     8 0 0
Mississippi Southern     4 0 0
Sewanee     1 0 0
Miami (FL)     7 2 0
Delaware State     3 1 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     4 2 1
Chattanooga     7 4 0
Georgetown     5 3 1
Navy     5 4 0
West Virginia     5 4 0
Western Maryland     4 4 1
Tennessee Tech     3 4 2
Virginia     2 6 1
Roanoke     1 5 1

Navy was ranked at No. 32 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26William & MaryL 0–310,000[4]
October 3Virginia
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 35–0
October 10vs. PrincetonL 0–1025,000[5]
October 17YaleW 13–6
October 24No. 6 Georgia Tech
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–21
October 31vs. No. 4 Notre DameL 0–966,699
November 7at No. 9 PennW 7–0
November 14ColumbiaW 13–925,000[6]
November 28Army
W 14–0
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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 (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "William & Mary upsets Navy on field goals". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 27, 1942. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tigers Top Navy, 10-0; Frosh Stars". New York Daily News. October 11, 1942. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Daley, Arthur (November 15, 1942). "Navy Rally Downs Columbia, 13-9; Pass Sinks Lions". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.