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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-

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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
Record	7-1 -1
Points Scored	192
Scoring Average	21.3
Points Allowed	34
Defense Average	3.8
Opponents Record	17-9
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-0 -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	2-6	58	82					J.O. Christian
Notre Dame	8-0-1	189	64					Frank W. Leahy
Virginia	8-1	279	42					Frank J. Murray
Western Michigan	8-0	183	27					Mitchell Gary
Boston College	7-3	235	106					Dennis E. Denny Myers
East Carolina	7-0	159	20					John Christenbury
Navy	7-1-1	192	34					Major Emery E. Swede Larson
Penn State	7-2	200	78					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Temple	7-2	176	146					Ray Morrison
Cincinnati	6-3	194	45					Joseph A. Joe Meyer
Army	5-3-1	105	87					Earl H. Red Blaik
Michigan State	5-3-1	150	77					Charles W. Bachman
Ohio	5-2-1	108	42					Don Peden
Syracuse	5-2-1	190	86					Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Central Michigan	4-3	44	82					Ron Finch
West Virginia	4-6	85	126					William F. Bill Kern
Buffalo	3-4-1	55	75					Jim Peele
Nevada	3-5-1	100	114					James W. Jim Aiken
Pittsburgh	3-6	82	171					Charles W. Bowser
Georgia Southern	2-8	37	229					Crook Smith
Massachusetts	3-4-1	93	120					Walter Hargesheimer
Miami Ohio	2-7	98	176					Frank Wilton
Eastern Michigan	0-5-2	12	65					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.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.