1945 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1945 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1945 college football season. In their second season under head coach Oscar Hagberg, the Midshipmen compiled a 7–1–1 record, shut out three opponents and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 220 to 65.[1][2] Navy was ranked #3 in the final AP Poll.

1945 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 3
1945 record7–1–1
Head coach
CaptainDick Duden
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
1945 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Miami (FL)   –    9 –1 –1
No. 3 Navy   –    7 –1 –1
Virginia   –    7 –2 –0
Chattanooga   –    5 –3 –0
West Virginia   –    2 –6 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 29Villanova
W 49–0
October 6at Duke
W 21–0
October 13Penn StateNo. 2
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 28–0
October 20Georgia TechNo. 2
W 20–6
October 27at No. 7 PennNo. 3
W 14–7
November 3vs. No. 2 Notre DameNo. 3
T 6–682,020
November 10No. 7 MichiganNo. 4
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 33–756,880
November 17WisconsinNo. 2
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 36–7
December 1vs. No. 1 ArmyNo. 2
L 13–32
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. "Navy Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.


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