1943 Navy Midshipmen football team
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.[1][2] Navy was ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll.
1943 Navy Midshipmen football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 4 |
1943 record | 8–1 |
Head coach |
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Captain | Albert Channell |
Home stadium | Thompson Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Navy | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | North Carolina Pre-Flight | W 31–0 | ||||
October 2 | vs. Cornell | W 46–7 | 32,546 | [3] | ||
October 9 | vs. No. 5 Duke | No. 4 |
| W 14–13 | 55,600 | |
October 16 | Penn State | No. 3 |
| W 14–6 | ||
October 23 | vs. Georgia Tech | No. 3 |
| W 28–14 | ||
October 30 | vs. No. 1 Notre Dame | No. 3 | L 6–33 | 77,900 | ||
November 6 | at No. 5 Penn | No. 7 | W 24–7 | |||
November 13 | at Columbia | No. 3 | W 61–0 | 20,000 | [4] | |
November 27 | at No. 7 Army | No. 6 | W 13–0 | |||
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References
- "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. 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.
- Nichols, Joseph C. (October 3, 1943). "Swift Navy Attack Sinks Cornell, 46-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Richardson, William D. (November 21, 1943). "Muehlheuser Colgate Ace as Columbia Bows by 41-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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