1942 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1942 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Whelchel, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–4 record, shut out five opponents and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 82 to 58.[1][2]

1942 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1942 record5–4
Head coachJohn Whelchel (1st season)
CaptainAlan Cameron
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
1942 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Delaware   –    8 –0 –0
Mississippi Southern   –    4 –0 –0
Miami (FL)   –    7 –2 –0
Chattanooga   –    7 –4 –0
Georgetown   –    5 –3 –1
Navy   –    5 –4 –0
West Virginia   –    5 –4 –0
Western Maryland   –    4 –4 –1
Virginia   –    2 –6 –1

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26William & Mary
L 0–3
October 3Virginia
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 35–0
October 10vs. Princeton
L 0–10
October 17Yale
W 13–6
October 24No. 6 Georgia Tech
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–21
October 31vs. No. 4 Notre Dame
L 0–966,699
November 7at No. 9 Penn
W 7–0
November 14Columbia
W 13–9
November 28Army
W 14–0
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
  1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. "Navy Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.


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