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1939 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1939 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
CaptainAllen Bergner
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     7 0 1
Catholic University     8 1 1
Hardin–Simmons     7 1 1
George Washington     5 3 0
Virginia     5 4 0
Georgia Teachers     5 5 0
Oklahoma City     4 4 2
Roanoke     4 4 0
Delaware State     2 2 0
William & Mary Norfolk     4 5 0
Oglethorpe     3 4 1
Navy     3 5 1
West Virginia     2 6 1
Western Maryland     1 6 0
Delaware     1 7 0
East Carolina     0 8 0

The 1939 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Swede Larson, the Midshipmen compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 107 to 88.[1][2]

Navy was ranked at No. 56 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30William & MaryW 31–620,000[4]
October 7Virginia
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 14–1222,000[5]
October 14DartmouthT 0–0
October 21vs. No. 2 Notre DameL 7–1478,257
October 28Clemson
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 7–1518,000[6]
November 4at PennL 6–13
November 11Columbia
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 13–1917,300[7]
November 25at PrincetonL 0–2835,000[8]
December 2vs. ArmyW 10–0102,000[9]
  • 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 (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Navy's rookie backs star in comeback win". Buffalo Courier-Express. October 1, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Middies edge Virginia, 14 to 12". Times Herald. October 8, 1939. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rugged Clemson team beats Navy 15–7". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 29, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Richardson, William D. (November 12, 1939). "Columbia Passes Down Navy, 19-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ "Princeton Air Attack Crushes Middies, 28 to 0". The Sunday Times, New Brunswick, N.J. November 26, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ John M. McCullough (December 3, 1939). "102,000 Grid Fans Peer Through Mist To See Middies Conquer Army, 10 to 0; Marry-Makers Take Over Central city". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.