1943 Navy Midshipmen football team

1943 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 4
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainAlbert Channell
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
1943 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4   –   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.[1]> Navy was ranked No. 4 in the final AP poll.

Hal Hamburg, a 150-pound, junior halfback for Navy, finished sixth in the voting for the 1943 Heisman Trophy.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25North Carolina Pre-Flight
W 31–012,231
October 2vs. Cornell
W 46–732,546[2]
October 9vs. No. 5 DukeNo. 4
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 14–1355,600[3]
October 16Penn StateNo. 3
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 14–6
October 23vs. Georgia TechNo. 3
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 28–1456,223[4]
October 30vs. No. 1 Notre DameNo. 3
L 6–3377,900
November 6at No. 5 PennNo. 7
W 24–773,000[5]
November 13at ColumbiaNo. 3
W 61–020,000[6]
November 27at No. 7 ArmyNo. 6
W 13–0
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1943 college football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP4 (3)3 (1)3373564

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. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 3, 1943). "Swift Navy Attack Sinks Cornell, 46-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ^ "Navy rides out late storm for 14–13 win over Duke". The Miami Herald. October 10, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Navy wrecks Georgia Tech with passes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Art Morrow (November 7, 1943). "Outmanned Penn Beaten By Navy Before 73,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ 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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