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: George H. Sauer Conference: Independent-
1948 Season Highlights
George H. Sauer enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Navy.
1948 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
California
7
21
L
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. Cornell
7
13
L
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Duke
7
28
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Missouri
14
35
L
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Pennsylvania
14
20
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Notre Dame
7
41
L
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Michigan
0
35
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @ Columbia
0
13
L
Sat., Nov. 27 vs.
Army
21
21
T
@ Philadelphia, PA
1948 Season Totals
Record 0-8
-1
Points Scored 77
Scoring Average 8.6
Points Allowed 227
Defense Average 25.2
Opponents Record 48-7
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 0-4
-1
Away Record 0-4
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1948 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1948 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.