1939 Navy Midshipmen football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1939

| team = Navy Midshipmen

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 3–5–1

| head_coach = Swede Larson

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = Allen Bergner

| stadium = Thompson Stadium

}}

The 1939 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Swede Larson, the Midshipmen compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 107 to 88.{{cite web|title=Football History|publisher=United States Naval Academy|access-date=July 14, 2015|page=191|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075720/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Navy was ranked at No. 56 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.{{cite news|title=Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth|author=E. E. Litkenhous|newspaper=Johnson City Sunday Press|date=December 31, 1939|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1939

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = William & Mary

| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| score = 31–6

| attend = 20,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-courier-express-navys-rookie-ba/137145518/|work=Buffalo Courier-Express|title=Navy's rookie backs star in comeback win|date=October 1, 1939|accessdate=December 20, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = Virginia

| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| score = 14–12

| attend = 22,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-herald-middies-edge-virginia-14-t/150525355/|work=Times Herald|title=Middies edge Virginia, 14 to 12|date=October 8, 1939|accessdate=July 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| time =

| w/l = t

| opponent = Dartmouth

| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD

| score = 0–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| time =

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 2

| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–14

| attend = 78,257

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| time =

| w/l = l

| opponent = Clemson

| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| score = 7–15

| attend = 18,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-rugged-clemson-te/137144566/|work=The Pensacola News-Journal|title=Rugged Clemson team beats Navy 15–7|date=October 29, 1939|accessdate=December 20, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Penn

| site_stadium = Franklin Field

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| score = 6–13

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| time =

| w/l = l

| opponent = Columbia

| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| score = 13–19

| attend = 17,300

| source = {{cite news |title=Columbia Passes Down Navy, 19-13 |first=William D. |last=Richardson |date=November 12, 1939 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 25

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Princeton

| site_stadium = Palmer Stadium

| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ

| score = 0–28

| attend = 35,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Princeton Air Attack Crushes Middies, 28 to 0|newspaper=The Sunday Times, New Brunswick, N.J.|date=November 26, 1939|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48345941/princeton-air-attack-crushes-middies/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 2

| time =

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = Army

| site_stadium = Philadelphia Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Army–Navy Game

| score = 10–0

| attend = 102,000

| source = {{cite news|title=102,000 Grid Fans Peer Through Mist To See Middies Conquer Army, 10 to 0; Marry-Makers Take Over Central city|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=John M. McCullough|date=December 3, 1939|pages=1S, 3S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122169894/102000-grid-fans-peer-through-mist-to/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

References

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