1946 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1946 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record1–8
Head coach
CaptainLeon Bramlett
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma City   –   10 – 1 – 0
Maryville   –   9 – 1 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   8 – 2 – 0
Middle Tennessee   –   6 – 2 – 1
Mississippi Southern   –   7 – 3 – 0
Georgetown   –   5 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 3 – 1
Princess Anne   –   5 – 3 – 1
Sewanee   –   4 – 3 – 0
Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 0
Grambling   –   6 – 6 – 0
Virginia   –   4 – 4 – 1
West Virginia   –   5 – 5 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 7 – 1
CCUNC   –   2 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 8 – 0

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]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Villanova
W 7–0
October 5at Columbia
L 14–2335,000[3]
October 12Duke
L 6–2138,704
October 19North Carolina
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 14–21
October 26at No. 6 Penn
L 19–3278,000[4]
November 2No. 2 Notre Dame
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD (rivalry)
L 0–2863,909
November 9at No. 8 Georgia Tech
L 20–28
November 16Penn State
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 7–1222,000
November 30vs. No. 1 Army
L 18–21
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Midshipmen were selected.[5]

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[]

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Turkin, Hy (October 6, 1946). "Columbia Upsets Navy, 23-14, in Last Period". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C45 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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