1953 Navy Midshipmen football team
1953 Navy Midshipmen football | |
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Conference | Independent |
1953 record | 4–3–2 |
Head coach | Eddie Erdelatz (4th year) |
Home stadium | Thompson Stadium |
The 1953 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1953 college football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. 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
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
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September 26 | William & Mary | No. 13 | Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD | T 6–6 | |||||
October 3 | Dartmouth | Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 55–7 | ||||||
October 10 | Cornell | Municipal Stadium • Baltimore, MD | W 26–6 | ||||||
October 17 | at Princeton | No. 14 | Palmer Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey | W 65–7 | |||||
October 24 | at Penn | No. 10 | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | L 6–9 | |||||
October 31 | at No. 1 Notre Dame | No. 20 | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) | L 7–38 | 58,154 | ||||
November 7 | Duke | Municipal Stadium • Baltimore, MD | T 0–0 | ||||||
November 14 | at Columbia | Baker Field • New York, NY | W 14–6 | ||||||
November 28 | vs. Army | Municipal Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game) | L 7–20 | ||||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
References
- ↑ "Navy (MD) 1953 AP Football Rankings - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings". www.collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
- ↑ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Navy Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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