1941 Navy Midshipmen football team

1941 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 10
Record	7–1–1
Head coach	Swede Larson (3rd season)
Captain	Dick Foster
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium

1941 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Carolina			–					7	–	0	–	0
Delaware			–					7	–	0	–	1
Virginia			–					8	–	1	–	0
Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Navy			–					7	–	1	–	1
Georgetown			–					5	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland			–					3	–	4	–	1
West Virginia			–					4	–	6	–	0
Roanoke			–					3	–	5	–	0
Sewanee			–					2	–	5	–	0
Delaware State			–					1	–	4	–	0
Georgia Teachers			–					2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Navy Midshipmen football team was an American football team that represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Swede Larson, the Midshipmen compiled a 7–1–1 record, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 192 to 34.^[1][2] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Midshipmen beat the Cadets for the third straight year,^[3] and finished the season ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll.

Back Bill Busik and tackle Bill Chewning were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1941 All-Eastern football team. Tackle Gene Flathmann was named to the second team.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	William & Mary		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 34–0	18,121	[5]
October 4	West Virginia		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 40–0	20,126	[6]
October 11	Lafayette		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 41–2	21,000	[7]
October 18	Cornell	No. 7	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 14–0	45,000	[8]
October 25	at Harvard	No. 5	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	T 0–0	40,000	[9]
November 1	at No. 8 Penn	No. 11	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 13–6	74,000	[10]
November 8	No. 7 Notre Dame	No. 6	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	L 13–20	64,795	[11][12]
November 22	at Princeton	No. 12	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 23–0	42,000	[13]
November 29	vs. Army	No. 11	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 14–6	98,924	[14]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1941 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
AP	7 (3)	5 (3)	11	6	12	12	11	10

Personnel

• HB Bill Busik
• HB Bob Woods

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
2. "Navy Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. Guenther, Jack (November 30, 1941). "Navy gives parting coach 14-6 win over Army". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 11, part 3.
4. "MacKinney and Peabody on A.P. Eastern Eleven". The Boston Daily Globe. December 5, 1941. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Craig E. Taylor (September 28, 1941). "Sailors Display Power Winning Opening Game From Indians, 34 To 0". The Baltimore Sun. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Navy Crushes W. Va. Eleven In 40-0 Clash". The Baltimore Sun. October 5, 1941. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Navy Takes Easy Win From Lafayette, 41-2". The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1941. pp. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Navy beats Cornell". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. October 19, 1941. p. 2B.
9. "Navy tied by Harvard". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. October 26, 1941. p. 11, part 3.
10. Cy Peterman (November 2, 1941). "74,000 See Navy Stop Penn, 13 to 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Notre Dame Beats Navy, 20 to 13, as Bertelli's Passes Spark Attack". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1941. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Boni, Bill (November 9, 1941). "Irish hand Middies first defeat". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 3B.
13. "Navy scores 23-0 win over Princeton as Busik stars". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 23, 1941. p. 2B.
14. Gene Ward (November 30, 1941). "Navy Weighs Anchor in 2d Half, Sinks Army, 14-6, Before 98,924". New York Daily News. p. C36 – via Newspapers.com.