1955 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1955 Navy Midshipmen football Independent 20 18 6–2–1 Eddie Erdelatz 6th Phil Monahan Thompson Stadium The 1955 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1955 college football season. They began the season ranked No. 8 in the pre-season AP Poll. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.Football History United States Naval Academy July 12, 2015 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf 192 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 Schedule 1955 AP Eastern September 24 w y 9 William & Mary Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD 7–0 14,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-navy-gets-scared-b/138114848/ The Commercial Appeal Navy gets scared but triumphs 7–0 September 25, 1955 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 1 w y 15 South Carolina Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC 26–0 28,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-lauderdale-news-welsh-passes-middie/138139919/ Fort Lauderdale News Welsh passes Middies to 26–0 decision over South Carolina October 2, 1955 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 8 w y 12 Pittsburgh Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD 21–0 13,229–20,000 George Kiseda Middies Can Pass and Win Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph October 7, 1955 22 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-middies-can-pas/170167837/ April 12, 2025 Newspapers.comGeorge Kiseda Panthers Gain Only 59 Yards Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph October 9, 1955 1, section 3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-panthers-gain-o/170169971/ April 12, 2025 Newspapers.com October 15 w y 8 Penn State New Beaver Field University Park, PA 34–14 32,209–33,112 October 22 w y 4 Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 33–0 34,543 Soph Steers Unbeaten Navy in 33-0 Romp over Penn Edward C. Atwater October 23, 1955 1D The Sunday Sun Baltimore, Md. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67908826/1955-penn-navy/ October 29 l y 4 Notre Dame 9 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 7–21 59,475 November 5 t y 9 Duke Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD 7–7 27,119 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-walsh-aldridge-pace-navy-duk/138135267/ The Shreveport Times Walsh, Aldridge pace Navy, Duke to 7–7 tie November 6, 1955 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 12 w y 13 Columbia Baker Field New York, NY NBC 47–0 28,000 Navy Routs Columbia, 47-0; Record by Welsh Louis Effrat November 13, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 26 1:15 p.m. l y 11 Army Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA Army–Navy Game NBC 6–14 102,000 Schedule/Results (1955 Navy) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/333436 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics May 13, 2025 Roster QB George Welsh, Sr. References Navy Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons Navy Midshipmen football