1946 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1946 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1946 college football season. With the return Tom Hamilton, head coach from 1936 to 1938, the Midshipmen compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 186 to 105.[1][2]

1946 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record1–8
Head coach
CaptainLeon Bramlett
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
1946 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma City    10 1 0
Maryville    9 1 0
Miami (FL)    8 2 0
Middle Tennessee    6 2 1
Mississippi Southern    7 3 0
Georgetown    5 3 0
East Carolina    5 3 1
Princess Anne    5 3 1
Sewanee    4 3 0
Chattanooga    5 5 0
Grambling    6 6 0
Tennessee Tech    5 5 0
Virginia    4 4 1
West Virginia    5 5 0
Marshall    2 7 1
CCUNC    2 4 0
Navy    1 8 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28VillanovaW 7–0
October 5at ColumbiaL 14–2335,000[3]
October 12DukeL 6–2138,704
October 19North Carolina
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 14–2130,500[4]
October 26at No. 6 PennL 19–3278,000[5]
November 2No. 2 Notre Dame
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD (rivalry)
L 0–2863,909
November 9at No. 8 Georgia TechL 20–28
November 16Penn State
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 7–1222,000
November 30vs. No. 1 ArmyL 18–21102,000[6]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Midshipmen were selected.[7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
1081Bob KellyHalfbackGreen Bay Packers
1194Robert HoernschemeyerBackNew York Giants
28264Jim CarringtonGuardNew York Giants

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.
  3. Turkin, Hy (October 6, 1946). "Columbia Upsets Navy, 23-14, in Last Period". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C45 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Craig F. Taylor (October 20, 1946). "N.C. Stages Rally To Top Navy, 21-14: Tarheels Score Twice In Last Period To Win Before 30,500 Fans". The Baltimore Sun. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Morrow, Art (October 27, 1946). "Penn's Early Surge Beats Navy, 32-19, Before 78,000; Minisi Ace in Quakers' 4th Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Gene Ward (December 1, 1946). "Army Halts Navy Rally to Win, 21-18: Clock Stops Middies on 5; Ray's Kicks Bring Victory". New York Daily News. p. C49 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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