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.[1][2]

1942 Navy Midshipmen football

Conference	Independent
1942 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
Delaware		–		8	–	0	–	0
Mississippi Southern		–		4	–	0	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		7	–	2	–	0
Chattanooga		–		7	–	4	–	0
Georgetown		–		5	–	3	–	1
Navy		–		5	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		5	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland		–		4	–	4	–	1
Virginia		–		2	–	6	–	1

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	William & Mary	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–3
October 3	Virginia	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 35–0
October 10	vs. Princeton	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 0–10
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
November 28	Army	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD (Army–Navy Game)	W 14–0
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

"Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
"Navy Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

Navy Midshipmen football
Venues	Worden Field (1890–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present) Memorial Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Johns Hopkins Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic Notre Dame (Rip Miller Trophy) SMU (Gansz Trophy)
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" "I believe that we will win!" Marching band "Navy ends the drought" 2007 North Texas game Salute That Navy Spirit Navy Blue and Gold
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
National championship seasons in bold

World War II military service football teams
Bowl games	1943 Sun Bowl 1944 Cotton Bowl Classic
All-Service	1943 All-Service football team 1944 All-Service football team
1942	Army Navy Great Lakes Navy (AP Service [APS] No. 1) Iowa Pre-Flight (APS No. 2) Georgia Pre-Flight (APS No. 3) North Carolina Pre-Flight (APS No. 4) Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (APS No. 5) Jacksonville NAS (APS No. 6) Camp Grant (APS No. 7) Pensacola NAS (APS No. 8) Manhattan Beach (APS No. 9) Corpus Christi NAS (APS No. 10) Second Air Force (APS No. 11) Fort Knox (APS No. 12) Lakehurst NAS (APS No. 13) Fort Monmouth (APS No. 14) Fort Riley (APS No. 15) Camp Davis (APS No. 16) March Field (APS No. 17) Fort Totten (APS T-No. 18) Spence Field (APS T-No. 18) Daniel Field (APS T-No. 20) Fort Douglas (APS T-No. 20)
1943	Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 2) Navy (AP No. 4) Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 6) Del Monte Pre-Flight (AP No. 8) March Field (AP No. 10) Army (AP No. 11) Bainbridge (AP No. 17) Bunker Hill NAS Camp Grant Fort Riley Georgia Pre-Flight Greensboro Memphis NAS North Carolina Pre-Flight Randolph Field San Diego NAS
1944	Army (AP No. 1) Randolph Field (AP No. 3) Navy (AP No. 4) Bainbridge (AP No. 5) Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 6) March Field (AP No. 10) Norman NAS (AP No. 13) El Toro (AP No. 16) Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 17) Fort Pierce (AP No. 18) Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (AP No. 19) Second Air Force (AP No. 20) Bunker Hill NAS Camp Peary North Carolina Pre-Flight Third Air Force
1945	Army (AP No. 1) Navy (AP No. 3) Great Lakes Navy

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