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Navy Football Team History


Navy Midshipmen
United States Naval Academy
 Annapolis, MD
Founded: 1845
Stadium: Navy-Marine Corps Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
Colors: Navy Blue & Gold
Coach: Major Emery E. Swede Larson
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1879  <-- 1940 <- 1941 -> 1942 --> 2024
1941 Season Highlights
 Major Emery E. Swede Larson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Navy.
 
1941 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. William & Mary  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. West Virginia  40   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Lafayette  41   2   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Cornell  14   0   W    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Harvard  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Pennsylvania  13   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Notre Dame  13   20   L    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Princeton  23   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  vs. Army  14   6   W    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 
1941 Season Totals
  Record7-1 -1
  Points Scored192
  Scoring Average21.3
  Points Allowed34
  Defense Average3.8
  Opponents Record17-9
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-0 -1
1941 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 7-1-1 AP
  
1941 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 2-65882   J.O. Christian
Notre Dame 8-0-118964   Frank W. Leahy
Virginia 8-127942   Frank J. Murray
Western Michigan 8-018327   Mitchell Gary
Boston College 7-3235106   Dennis E. Denny Myers
East Carolina 7-015920   John Christenbury
Navy 7-1-119234   Major Emery E. Swede Larson
Penn State 7-220078   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Temple 7-2176146   Ray Morrison
Cincinnati 6-319445   Joseph A. Joe Meyer
Army 5-3-110587   Earl H. Red Blaik
Michigan State 5-3-115077   Charles W. Bachman
Ohio 5-2-110842   Don Peden
Syracuse 5-2-119086   Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Central Michigan 4-34482   Ron Finch
West Virginia 4-685126   William F. Bill Kern
Buffalo 3-4-15575   Jim Peele
Nevada 3-5-1100114   James W. Jim Aiken
Pittsburgh 3-682171   Charles W. Bowser
Georgia Southern 2-837229   Crook Smith
Massachusetts 3-4-193120   Walter Hargesheimer
Miami Ohio 2-798176   Frank Wilton
Eastern Michigan 0-5-21265   Elton J. Rynearson

1941 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1941 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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