1943 Navy Midshipmen football team

1943 Navy Midshipmen football
Eastern champion
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 4
Record	8–1
Head coach	John Whelchel (2nd season)
Captain	Albert Channell
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium

1943 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Navy			–					8	–	1	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	1	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	3	–	0
North Texas Aggies			–					3	–	4	–	1
Virginia			–					3	–	4	–	1
Texas Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Tech			–					1	–	5	–	0
Sewanee			–					0	–	3	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1943 college football season. In their second season under head coach John Whelchel, the Midshipmen compiled an 8–1 record, shut out three opponents and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 237 to 80. Navy was ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	North Carolina Pre-Flight		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 31–0	12,231
October 2	vs. Cornell		Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 46–7	32,546
October 9	vs. No. 5 Duke	No. 4	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 14–13	55,600
October 16	Penn State	No. 3	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 14–6
October 23	vs. Georgia Tech	No. 3	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 28–14	56,223
October 30	vs. No. 1 Notre Dame	No. 3	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH (rivalry)	L 6–33	77,900
November 6	at No. 5 Penn	No. 7	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 24–7	73,000
November 13	at Columbia	No. 3	Baker Field New York, NY	W 61–0	20,000
November 27	at No. 7 Army	No. 6	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Army–Navy Game)	W 13–0
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1943 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	4 (3)	3 (1)	3	3	7	3	5	6	4