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1948 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1948 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–8–1
Head coach
CaptainPete Williams, Scott Emerson
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State     7 1 0
Sewanee     6 1 1
Grambling     8 2 0
East Tennessee State     6 2 1
West Virginia     9 3 0
Delaware     5 3 0
Virginia     5 3 1
Memphis State     6 5 0
Tennessee Tech     5 6 0
Oklahoma City     4 5 1
Chattanooga     4 5 0
Georgetown     3 4 1
Miami (FL)     4 6 0
Marshall     2 7 1
Tampa     2 6 0
Navy     0 8 1
Texas State     0 8 1
CCUNC     0 5 0

The 1948 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1948 college football season. In their first season under head coach George Sauer, the Midshipmen compiled a 0–8–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 227 to 77.[1][2]

Navy was ranked at No. 53 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25CaliforniaL 7–21
October 2Cornell
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 7–1325,000[4]
October 9at DukeL 0–2125,000[5]
October 16No. 12 Missouri
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 14–35
October 23at No. 7 PennL 14–2075,000[6]
October 30No. 2 Notre Dame
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD (rivalry)
L 7–4163,314
November 6at No. 2 MichiganL 0–3585,808
November 13at ColumbiaL 0–1335,000[7]
November 27vs. No. 3 ArmyT 21–21
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  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. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Linthicum, Jesse A. (October 3, 1948). "Navy Eleven Defeated by Cornell, 13-7". The Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Folger and Cox lead Duke to 28-to-7 victory over Navy". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 10, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Trimble, Joe (October 24, 1948). "Penn Downs Navy, 20-14, in Final Period Drive". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C37 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 14, 1948). "Columbia Scuttles Navy on Two Big Drives by 13-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.