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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  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 Major Emery E. Swede Larson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Navy.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. William & Mary  19   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Cincinnati  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Princeton  12   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Drake  19   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Yale  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Pennsylvania  0   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Notre Dame  7   13   L    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Columbia  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Army  14   0   W    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record6-2 -1
  Points Scored106
  Scoring Average11.8
  Points Allowed46
  Defense Average5.1
  Opponents Record13-12
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-1 -1
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1940 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 4-46789   J.O. Christian
Boston College 11-033965Won  19-13  Frank W. Leahy
Notre Dame 7-216867   Elmer F. Layden
Navy 6-2-110646   Major Emery E. Swede Larson
Penn State 6-1-113546   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Cincinnati 5-3-113248   Joseph A. Joe Meyer
East Carolina 5-314370   John Christenbury
Ohio 5-2-28932   Don Peden
Central Michigan 4-3-18860   Ron Finch
Nevada 4-4-125979   James W. Jim Aiken
Temple 4-4-1155113   Ray Morrison
Virginia 4-5117103   Frank J. Murray
West Virginia 4-4-112794   William F. Bill Kern
Buffalo 3-547116   Jim Peele
Georgia Southern 3-591184   Crook Smith
Massachusetts 1-833142   Elbert Carraway
Michigan State 3-4-110876   Charles W. Bachman
Pittsburgh 3-4-185102   Charles W. Bowser
Syracuse 3-4-1114134   Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Western Michigan 2-577117   Mitchell Gary
Army 1-7-154197   William H. Wood
Eastern Michigan 1-5-134125   Elton J. Rynearson
Miami Ohio 0-7-132200   Frank Wilton

1940 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1940 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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