1952 Navy Midshipmen football team

1952 Southern college football independents records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1952 Navy Midshipmen football
1952 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
1952 record	6–2–1
Head coach	Eddie Erdelatz (3rd season);
Captain	John Gurski
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium
	Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

The 1952 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1952 college football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.^[1]^[2] They were invited to the 1953 Orange Bowl but refused the bid.^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27		Yale		Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD		W 31–7	25,000	^[4]
October 4		at Cornell		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		W 31–7	25,000	^[5]
October 11		William & Mary	No. 17	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 14–0
October 18		at Maryland	No. 20	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)		L 7–38	44,746
October 25		at Penn		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		T 7–7	66,000	^[6]
November 1		vs. No. 13 Notre Dame		Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH (rivalry)		L 6–17	61,927
November 8		at No. 12 Duke		Duke Stadium Durham, NC		W 16–6	25,000
November 15		Columbia		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 28–0	14,000	^[7]
November 29	1:00 p.m.	vs. Army		Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	NBC	W 7–0
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel[]

1952 Navy Midshipmen football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Joe Gattuso	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Eddie Erdelatz

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References[]

^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
^ "Navy Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ "Syracuse Lands in Orange Bowl After Navy Refuses Bid". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. Associated Press. November 24, 1952. p. 22. Retrieved December 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ McIver, Stuart B. (September 28, 1952). "Navy Beats Yale, 31 to 0, in Stadium". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 5, 1952). "Alert Middies Trip Cornell by 31 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Ward, Gene (October 26, 1952). "Navy Shackles Penn, 7-7, with 2d Half Comeback". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 16, 1952). "Navy Overpowers Columbia, 28 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

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[FH-1] "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

[CFDW-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] "Syracuse Lands in Orange Bowl After Navy Refuses Bid". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. Associated Press. November 24, 1952. p. 22. Retrieved December 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] McIver, Stuart B. (September 28, 1952). "Navy Beats Yale, 31 to 0, in Stadium". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 5, 1952). "Alert Middies Trip Cornell by 31 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

[6] Ward, Gene (October 26, 1952). "Navy Shackles Penn, 7-7, with 2d Half Comeback". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] Werden, Lincoln A. (November 16, 1952). "Navy Overpowers Columbia, 28 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

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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 (Rip Miller Trophy) 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
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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National championship seasons in bold

1952 Southern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Maryland State		–		9	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Southern		–		10	–	2	–	0
Virginia		–		8	–	2	–	0
Sewanee		–		7	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Navy		–		6	–	2	–	1
Tampa		–		8	–	3	–	1
Chattanooga		–		7	–	3	–	0
Delaware		–		4	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		3	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		4	–	7	–	0
Marshall		–		2	–	7	–	2
Memphis State		–		2	–	7	–	0
Florida State		–		1	–	8	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll