1942 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1942 Navy Midshipmen football Independent 5–4 John Whelchel 1st Alan Cameron Thompson Stadium 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.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 at No. 32 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2 Twin City Sentinel Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 16, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1942 AP September 26 l William & Mary Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD 0–3 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-william-mary-ups/137158484/ The Salt Lake Tribune William & Mary upsets Navy on field goals September 27, 1942 December 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 3 w Virginia Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD 35–0 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-navy-trounces-cavalier/150524370/ The Roanoke Times Navy trounces Cavaliers, 35–0 October 4, 1942 July 2, 2024 Newspapers.com October 10 l y Princeton Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY 0–10 25,000 Tigers Top Navy, 10-0; Frosh Stars New York Daily News October 11, 1942 94 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48374031/tigers-top-navy-10-0-frosh-stars/ Newspapers.com October 17 w Yale Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD 13–6 October 24 l Georgia Tech 6 Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD 0–21 October 31 l y Notre Dame 4 Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH rivalry 0–9 66,699 November 7 w y Penn 9 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 7–0 November 14 w Columbia Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD 13–9 25,000 Navy Rally Downs Columbia, 13-9; Pass Sinks Lions Arthur Daley November 15, 1942 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 28 w Army Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD Army–Navy Game 14–0 References Navy Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons Navy Midshipmen football