1945 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1945 Navy Midshipmen football Independent 2 7–1–1 Oscar Hagberg 2nd Dick Duden Thompson Stadium The 1945 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1945 college football season. In their second season under head coach Oscar Hagberg, the Midshipmen compiled a 7–1–1 record, shut out three opponents and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 220 to 65.Football History United States Naval Academy July 14, 2015 191 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075720/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf dead Navy was ranked No. 3 in the final AP poll. Schedule 1945 AP September 29 w Villanova Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD 49–0 October 6 w y Duke Duke Stadium Durham, NC 21–0 44,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-navy-outclasses-duke/137248676/ Tampa Sunday Tribune Navy outclasses Duke, 21–0, before 44,000 October 8, 1945 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 13 w 2 Penn State Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD 28–0 16,148 October 20 w 2 Georgia Tech Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD 20–6 54,875 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-unbeaten-annap/132815832/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Unbeaten Annapolis trips Georgia Tech, 20–6 October 21, 1945 October 2, 2023 Newspapers.com October 27 w y 3 Penn 7 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 14–7 73,000 Navy Beats Penn, 14-7, in Last 24 Seconds Gene Ward October 28, 1945 C24 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66873882/1945-penn-navy/ November 3 t y 3 Notre Dame 2 Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH rivalry 6–6 82,020 November 10 w 4 Michigan 7 Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD 33–7 56,880 November 17 w 2 Wisconsin Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD 36–7 December 1 l y 2 Army 1 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA Army–Navy Game 13–32 102,000 Navy Goes Down With Guns Blazing Before Army, 32-13: Blanchard and Davis Score 5 Touchdowns The Boston Sunday Globe Jerry Nason December 2, 1945 34 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98987870/navy-goes-down-with-guns-blazing-before/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1945 college football rankings AP 1 9 2 (14) 2 (14) 3 (5) 3 (3) 4 (3) 2 (5) 2 2 2 References Navy Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons Navy Midshipmen football