1951 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season

1951 Navy Midshipmen football

Conference| Independent
Record| 2–6–1
Head coach|

* Eddie Erdelatz (2nd season)

Captain| Frank Hauff
Home stadium| Thompson Stadium

Seasons

<- 1950

1952 ->

1951 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 13 Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Maryland State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Arkansas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
Stetson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 2
Florida State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Northeast Louisiana State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Texas Southern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Tampa |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Delaware |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Memphis State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Sewanee |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
McNeese State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Louisville |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Chattanooga |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Grambling |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Delta State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1951 college football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.[1][2]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 29| at Yale|

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| T 7–7| 55,000| [3]
October 6| Princeton|

* Thompson Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| L 20–24| 21,000| [4]
October 13| at Rice|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| L 14–21| |
October 20| at No. 18 Northwestern|

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, IL

| L 7–16| 40,000|
October 27| at Penn|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 0–14| 61,000| [5]
November 3| vs. No. 13 Notre Dame|

* Municipal Stadium
* Baltimore, MD (rivalry)

| L 0–19| 44,237|
November 10| vs. Maryland|

* Municipal Stadium
* Baltimore, MD (rivalry)

| L 21–40| 38,000| [6]
November 17| at Columbia|

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| W 21–7| 25,300| [7]
December 1| vs. Army|

* Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)

| W 42–7| |

* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192\. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. ^ Lee, Bill (September 30, 1951). "Yale Ties Navy, 7-7; Elis Score with Aerial in Thriller Before 55,000". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. sect. IV, p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Ward, Gene (October 10, 1951). "Tigers Turn Back Navy Rally to Triumph, 24-20". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 95 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Effrat, Louis (October 28, 1951). "Quakers Vanquish Middies on Two Last-Period Scores". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. ^ "Unbeaten Maryland blasts Navy, 40–21". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 1951. Retrieved December 27, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 18, 1951). "Navy Beats Columbia, 21-7; No. 1 for Middies". 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

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

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