1941 Navy Midshipmen football team
| 1941 Navy Midshipmen football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 7–1–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Dick Foster |
| Home stadium | Thompson Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | William & Mary | W 34–0 | 18,121 | [5] | ||
| October 4 | West Virginia |
| W 40–0 | 20,126 | [6] | |
| October 11 | Lafayette |
| W 41–2 | 21,000 | [7] | |
| October 18 | Cornell | No. 7 | W 14–0 | 45,000 | [8] | |
| October 25 | at Harvard | No. 5 | T 0–0 | 40,000 | [9] | |
| November 1 | at No. 8 Penn | No. 11 | W 13–6 | 74,000 | [10] | |
| November 8 | No. 7 Notre Dame | No. 6 |
| L 13–20 | 64,795 | [11][12] |
| November 22 | at Princeton | No. 12 | W 23–0 | 42,000 | [13] | |
| November 29 | vs. Army | No. 11 |
| W 14–6 | 98,924 | [14] |
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Rankings[edit]
| Week | ||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
| AP | 7 (3) | 5 (3) | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Personnel[edit]
- HB Bill Busik
- HB Bob Woods
References[edit]
- ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Guenther, Jack (November 30, 1941). "Navy gives parting coach 14-6 win over Army". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 11, part 3.
- ^ "MacKinney and Peabody on A.P. Eastern Eleven". The Boston Daily Globe. December 5, 1941. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Craig E. Taylor (September 28, 1941). "Sailors Display Power Winning Opening Game From Indians, 34 To 0". The Baltimore Sun. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navy Crushes W. Va. Eleven In 40-0 Clash". The Baltimore Sun. October 5, 1941. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navy Takes Easy Win From Lafayette, 41-2". The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1941. pp. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navy beats Cornell". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. October 19, 1941. p. 2B.
- ^ "Navy tied by Harvard". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. October 26, 1941. p. 11, part 3.
- ^ Cy Peterman (November 2, 1941). "74,000 See Navy Stop Penn, 13 to 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame Beats Navy, 20 to 13, as Bertelli's Passes Spark Attack". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1941. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Boni, Bill (November 9, 1941). "Irish hand Middies first defeat". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 3B.
- ^ "Navy scores 23-0 win over Princeton as Busik stars". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 23, 1941. p. 2B.
- ^ Gene Ward (November 30, 1941). "Navy Weighs Anchor in 2d Half, Sinks Army, 14-6, Before 98,924". New York Daily News. p. C36 – via Newspapers.com.
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