1950 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season

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

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1950 Southern college football independents records

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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

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]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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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

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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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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
* SMU: Gansz Trophy

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* 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

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