1949 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1949 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1949 college football season. In their second season under head coach George Sauer, the Midshipmen compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 238 to 151.[1][2]

1949 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
CaptainPhil Ryan
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
1949 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maryland State   –  8 –0 –0
Memphis State   –  9 –1 –0
Delaware   –  8 –1 –0
Virginia   –  7 –2 –0
Louisville   –  8 –3 –0
Grambling   –  7 –3 –2
Miami (FL)   –  6 –3 –0
Sewanee   –  4 –2 –1
Chattanooga   –  5 –4 –0
Georgetown   –  5 –5 –0
West Virginia   –  4 –6 –1
Navy   –  3 –5 –1
Rollins   –  3 –5 –0
Texas State   –  3 –6 –1
Oklahoma City   –  2 –8 –0
Tampa   –  0 –8 –0

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at USC
L 20–4262,787
October 1vs. Princeton
W 28–736,736[3]
October 8No. 14 Duke
W 28–1422,000
October 15at WisconsinNo. 18
L 13–4845,000
October 22at No. 14 Penn
L 7–2866,125[4]
October 29No. 1 Notre Dame
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD (rivalry)
L 0–4062,000
November 5at Tulane*
T 21–2170,000[5]
November 12Columbia
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 34–018,000[6]
November 26vs. No. 4 Army
L 0–38
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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. Linthicum, Jesse A. (October 2, 1949). "Navy Beats Princeton, 28 to 7, for Its First Victory in 16 Starts". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Turkin, Hy (October 23, 1949). "Penn Smashes Navy, 28-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C80 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Navy passes tie Tulane, 21 to 21". The Birmingham News. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Strauss, Michael (November 13, 1949). "Navy Overpowers Columbia, 34 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.


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