1939 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1939 Navy Midshipmen football Independent 3–5–1 Swede Larson 1st Allen Bergner Thompson Stadium 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.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. 56 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1939 AP September 30 w William & Mary Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD 31–6 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-courier-express-navys-rookie-ba/137145518/ Buffalo Courier-Express Navy's rookie backs star in comeback win October 1, 1939 December 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 7 w Virginia Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD 14–12 22,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-herald-middies-edge-virginia-14-t/150525355/ Times Herald Middies edge Virginia, 14 to 12 October 8, 1939 July 2, 2024 Newspapers.com October 14 t Dartmouth Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD 0–0 October 21 l y Notre Dame 2 Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH rivalry 7–14 78,257 October 28 l Clemson Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD 7–15 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-rugged-clemson-te/137144566/ The Pensacola News-Journal Rugged Clemson team beats Navy 15–7 October 29, 1939 December 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 4 l y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 6–13 70,000 Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 70,000 Fans Cheer as Midshipmen March at Franklin Field November 5, 1939 1 November 11 l Columbia Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD 13–19 17,300 Columbia Passes Down Navy, 19-13 William D. Richardson November 12, 1939 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 25 l y Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 0–28 35,000 Princeton Air Attack Crushes Middies, 28 to 0 The Sunday Times, New Brunswick, N.J. November 26, 1939 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48345941/princeton-air-attack-crushes-middies/ Newspapers.com December 2 w y Army Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA Army–Navy Game 10–0 102,000 102,000 Grid Fans Peer Through Mist To See Middies Conquer Army, 10 to 0; Marry-Makers Take Over Central city The Philadelphia Inquirer John M. McCullough December 3, 1939 1S, 3S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122169894/102000-grid-fans-peer-through-mist-to/ Newspapers.com References Navy Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons Navy Midshipmen football