1950 Navy Midshipmen football team

Summary

The 1950 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1950 college football season. In their first season under head coach Eddie Erdelatz, the Midshipmen compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 176 to 122.[1][2]

1950 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record3–6
Head coach
CaptainTom Bakke
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State     8 0 0
No. 15 Miami (FL)     9 1 1
Memphis State     9 2 0
Virginia     8 2 0
Tampa     5 4 0
Grambling     5 4 1
Texas State     5 5 1
Houston     4 6 0
Louisville     3 6 1
Navy     3 6 0
Sewanee     3 6 0
Delaware     2 5 1
Georgetown     2 7 0
Chattanooga     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at MarylandL 21–3543,836[3]
October 7Northwestern L 0–2212,000
October 14at PrincetonL 14–2035,000[4]
October 21USC
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 27–1424,300
October 28at PennL 7–3060,000[5]
November 4vs. Notre DameL 10–1971,074
November 11Tulane*
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 0–2720,000[6]
November 18at ColumbiaW 29–730,000[7]
December 2vs. No. 2 ArmyW 14–2103,000
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "Maryland beats Navy by 35 to 21". The Knoxville Journal. October 1, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 15, 1950). "Princeton Downs Navy Squad, 20-14" (PDF). The New York Times. Princeton, N.J.
  5. ^ Young, Dick (October 29, 1950). "Penn Beaches Navy, 30-7, Holding 3 Times at Goal". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Brown, George (November 12, 1950). "Joe Ernst Passes Tulane to 27-0 Win Over Navy". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. p. 38. Retrieved July 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 19, 1950). "Navy Sinks Columbia; Lions Bow by 29-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.