1943 Navy Midshipmen football team

1943 Navy Midshipmen football
Eastern champion
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 4
Record	8–1
Head coach	John Whelchel (2nd season)
Captain	Albert Channell
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium

1943 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Navy			–					8	–	1	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	1	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	3	–	0
North Texas Aggies			–					3	–	4	–	1
Virginia			–					3	–	4	–	1
Texas Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Tech			–					1	–	5	–	0
Sewanee			–					0	–	3	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1943 college football season. In their second season under head coach John Whelchel, the Midshipmen compiled an 8–1 record, shut out three opponents and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 237 to 80.^[1][2] Navy was ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll.

Hal Hamburg, a 150-pound, junior halfback for Navy, finished sixth in the voting for the 1943 Heisman Trophy.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	North Carolina Pre-Flight		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 31–0	12,231
October 2	vs. Cornell		Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 46–7	32,546	[3]
October 9	vs. No. 5 Duke	No. 4	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 14–13	55,600	[4]
October 16	Penn State	No. 3	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 14–6
October 23	vs. Georgia Tech	No. 3	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 28–14	56,223	[5]
October 30	vs. No. 1 Notre Dame	No. 3	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH (rivalry)	L 6–33	77,900
November 6	at No. 5 Penn	No. 7	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 24–7	73,000	[6]
November 13	at Columbia	No. 3	Baker Field New York, NY	W 61–0	20,000	[7]
November 27	at No. 7 Army	No. 6	Michie Stadium West Point, NY (Army–Navy Game)	W 13–0
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1943 NCAA football rankings

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

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	4 (3)	3 (1)	3	3	7	3	5	6	4

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. Nichols, Joseph C. (October 3, 1943). "Swift Navy Attack Sinks Cornell, 46-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. "Navy rides out late storm for 14–13 win over Duke". The Miami Herald. October 10, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Navy wrecks Georgia Tech with passes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Art Morrow (November 7, 1943). "Outmanned Penn Beaten By Navy Before 73,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
7. Richardson, William D. (November 21, 1943). "Muehlheuser Colgate Ace as Columbia Bows by 41-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.