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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: Cmdr. Oscar E. Hagberg
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1879  <-- 1943 <- 1944 -> 1945 --> 2024
1944 Season Highlights
 Cmdr. Oscar E. Hagberg enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Navy.
 
1944 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. North Carolina Pre-Flight  14   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Penn State  55   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Duke  7   0   W    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Georgia Tech  15   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Pennsylvania  26   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Notre Dame  32   13   W    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Cornell  48   0   W    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Purdue  32   0   W    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Dec. 2  vs. Army  7   23   L    @ Baltimore, MD   
 
1944 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored236
  Scoring Average26.2
  Points Allowed88
  Defense Average9.8
  Opponents Record42-17
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record1-1
1944 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
4 6-3-0 AP
  
1944 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 7-115213   J.O. Christian
Army 9-050435   Earl H. Red Blaik
Miami Ohio 8-118574   Sid Gillman
Notre Dame 8-2272118   Edward C. Ed McKeever
Michigan State 6-116731   Charles W. Bachman
Navy 6-323688   Cmdr. Oscar E. Hagberg
Penn State 6-3207141   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Virginia 6-1-219752   Frank J. Murray
Bowling Green 5-3133117   Robert Whittaker
Central Michigan 5-2150106   Ron Finch
West Virginia 5-3-1191130   Ira Errett Rat Rogers
Boston College 4-3132134   Amerino Moody Sarno
Nevada 4-49293   James W. Jim Aiken
Pittsburgh 4-5147293   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Western Michigan 4-3162123   John W. Gill
Syracuse 2-4-1102152   Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Temple 2-4-29396   Ray Morrison
Miami 1-7-175275   Eddie Dunn

1944 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1944 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.