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: Cmdr. John E. Whelchel Conference: Independent-
1943 Season Highlights
Cmdr. John E. Whelchel enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Navy.
1943 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. North Carolina Pre-Flight
31
0
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. Cornell
46
7
W
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Duke
14
13
W
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Penn State
14
6
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Georgia Tech
28
14
W
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Notre Dame
6
33
L
@ Cleveland, OH
Sat., Nov. 6 @ Pennsylvania
24
7
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @ Columbia
61
0
W
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Army
13
0
W
1943 Season Totals
Record 8-1
Points Scored 237
Scoring Average 26.3
Points Allowed 80
Defense Average 8.9
Opponents Record 37-10
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-1
1943 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
4 8-1-0
AP
1943 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1943 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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