1953 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1953 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1953 record4–3–2
Head coach
CaptainDick Olson
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Southern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Delaware   –   7 – 1 – 0
Maryland State   –   7 – 1 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   9 – 2 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 3 – 2
Memphis State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –   6 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 5 – 0
Sewanee   –   3 – 5 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 5 – 2
Chattanooga   –   3 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 7 – 0
Virginia   –   1 – 8 – 0

The 1953 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1953 college football season. They began the season ranked 13th in the pre-season AP Poll.[1] The team was led by fourth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.[2][3]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26William & MaryNo. 13
T 6–6
October 3Dartmouthdagger
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 55–715,500[4]
October 10vs. Cornell
W 26–627,000[5]
October 17at PrincetonNo. 14
W 65–744,000[6]
October 24at PennNo. 10
L 6–952,210[7]
October 31at No. 1 Notre DameNo. 20
L 7–3858,154
November 7vs. Duke
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
T 0–015,000
November 14at Columbia
W 14–65,000[8]
November 281:15 p.m.vs. No. 18 Army
NBCL 7–20102,000[9]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel[]

1953 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB Joe Gattuso Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "Navy (MD) 1953 AP Football Rankings - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings". www.collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  2. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 4, 1953). "Navy Power Routs Dartmouth, 55 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Effrat, Louis (October 11, 1953). "Middie Surge Tops Cornell Team, 26-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 18, 1953). "Middies Pin Worst Setback on Tiger Eleven in 85 Years". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ McCulley, Jim (October 25, 1953). "Last-Minute Penn Kick Topples Middies, 9-6". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 8, 1953). "Carr, Hopp Excel as Lions Down Indians in Air Battle". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ "Uebel Score 3 TD's As Cadets Too Tough". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. November 29, 1953. p. 27. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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