The 1946 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1946 college football season. With the return Tom Hamilton, head coach from 1936 to 1938, the Midshipmen compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 186 to 105.[1][2]
| 1946 Navy Midshipmen football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 1–8 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Leon Bramlett |
| Home stadium | Thompson Stadium Municipal Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy was ranked at No. 32 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Villanova | W 7–0 | 18,502 | [4] | |
| October 5 | at Columbia | L 14–23 | 35,000 | [5] | |
| October 12 | Duke | L 6–21 | 41,504 | [6] | |
| October 19 | North Carolina |
| L 14–21 | 30,500 | [7] |
| October 26 | at No. 6 Penn | L 19–32 | 78,000 | [8] | |
| November 2 | No. 2 Notre Dame |
| L 0–28 | 65,000 | [9] |
| November 9 | at No. 8 Georgia Tech | L 20–28 | 32,000 | [10] | |
| November 16 | Penn State |
| L 7–12 | 22,000 | [11][12] |
| November 30 | vs. No. 1 Army |
| L 18–21 | 102,000 | [13] |
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After the season
editThe 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Midshipmen were selected.[14]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 81 | Bob Kelly | Halfback | Green Bay Packers |
| 11 | 94 | Robert Hoernschemeyer | Back | New York Giants |
| 28 | 264 | Jim Carrington | Guard | New York Giants |
References
edit- ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mort Berry (September 29, 1946). "Navy Triumphs, 7-0: Villanova Stern Foe; Hawkins, Plebe, Scores After Wildcat Fumble". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 5S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Turkin, Hy (October 6, 1946). "Columbia Upsets Navy, 23-14, in Last Period". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C45 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Craig E. Taylor (October 13, 1946). "Duke Eleven Trounces Navy In Stadium, 21-6". pp. Sports 1, Sport 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Craig F. Taylor (October 20, 1946). "N.C. Stages Rally To Top Navy, 21-14: Tarheels Score Twice In Last Period To Win Before 30,500 Fans". The Baltimore Sun. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Morrow, Art (October 27, 1946). "Penn's Early Surge Beats Navy, 32-19, Before 78,000; Minisi Ace in Quakers' 4th Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Craig E. Taylor (November 3, 1946). "Notre Dame Eleven Tops Navy by 28-0: 65,000 See Irish Team's Strength Overwhelm Middies in Stadium". The Baltimore Sun. pp. Main 1, Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Johnny Bradberry (November 10, 1946). "Navy Bows as Tech's Matthews Hauls Fumble 95 Yards: Engineers Rally To Win 7th". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Craig E. Taylor (November 17, 1946). "Navy Eleven Loses To Penn State By 12-To-7 Score: Truman Sees Middies Suffer 7th Setback in Row at Annapolis". The Baltimore Sun. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Truman Makes Bad Forecast on Navy Game: President's Luck in Football Parallels His Election Guesses". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1946. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gene Ward (December 1, 1946). "Army Halts Navy Rally to Win, 21-18: Clock Stops Middies on 5; Ray's Kicks Bring Victory". New York Daily News. p. C49 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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