1942 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1942 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Whelchel, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–4 record, shut out five opponents and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 82 to 58.

1942 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	John Whelchel (1st season)
Captain	Alan Cameron
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium

1942 Southern college football independents records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Normal (Grambling)			–					9	–	0	–	0
Delaware			–					8	–	0	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					4	–	0	–	0
Sewanee			–					1	–	0	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					7	–	2	–	0
Delaware State			–					3	–	1	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers			–					4	–	2	–	1
Chattanooga			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgetown			–					5	–	3	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tennessee Tech			–					3	–	4	–	2
Virginia			–					2	–	6	–	1
Roanoke			–					1	–	5	–	1

Navy was ranked at No. 32 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	William & Mary	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–3	10,000
October 3	Virginia	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 35–0	15,000
October 10	vs. Princeton	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 0–10	25,000
October 17	Yale	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 13–6
October 24	No. 6 Georgia Tech	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–21
October 31	vs. No. 4 Notre Dame	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH (rivalry)	L 0–9	66,699
November 7	at No. 9 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 7–0
November 14	Columbia	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 13–9	25,000
November 28	Army	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD (Army–Navy Game)	W 14–0
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game