1950 Navy Midshipmen football team

1950 Navy Midshipmen football
1950 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	3–6
Head coach	Eddie Erdelatz (1st season);
Captain	Tom Bakke
Home stadium	Municipal Stadium
	Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

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]

1950 Southern college football independents records
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 21–35	43,836	^[2]
October 7	Northwestern	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 0–22	12,000
October 14	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 14–20	35,000	^[3]
October 21	USC	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 27–14	24,300
October 28	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–30	60,000	^[4]
November 4	vs. Notre Dame	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH (rivalry)	L 10–19	71,074
November 11	Tulane*	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 0–27	20,000	^[5]
November 18	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 29–7	30,000	^[6]
December 2	vs. No. 2 Army	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 14–2	103,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

↑ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
↑ "Maryland beats Navy by 35 to 21". The Knoxville Journal. October 1, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 15, 1950). "Princeton Downs Navy Squad, 20-14" (PDF). The New York Times. Princeton, N.J.
↑ 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.
↑ 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 .
↑ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 19, 1950). "Navy Sinks Columbia; Lions Bow by 29-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

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[1] "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

[2] "Maryland beats Navy by 35 to 21". The Knoxville Journal. October 1, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Werden, Lincoln A. (October 15, 1950). "Princeton Downs Navy Squad, 20-14" (PDF). The New York Times. Princeton, N.J.

[4] 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.

[5] 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 .

[6] Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 19, 1950). "Navy Sinks Columbia; Lions Bow by 29-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

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