1941 Navy Midshipmen football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1941
| team = Navy Midshipmen
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| APRank = 10
| record = 7–1–1
| head_coach = Swede Larson
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain = Dick Foster
| stadium = Thompson Stadium
}}
{{1941 Southern college football independents records}}
The 1941 Navy Midshipmen football team was an American football team that represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Swede Larson, the Midshipmen compiled a 7–1–1 record, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 192 to 34.{{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}} In the annual {{nowrap|Army–Navy Game,}} the Midshipmen beat the Cadets for the third straight year,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mVgbAAAAIBAJ&pg=5083%2C3275725 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=United Press |last=Guenther |first=Jack |title=Navy gives parting coach 14-6 win over Army |date=November 30, 1941 |page=11, part 3}} and finished the season ranked No. 10 in the final AP poll.
Back Bill Busik and tackle Bill Chewning were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1941 All-Eastern football team. Tackle Gene Flathmann was named to the second team.{{cite news|title=MacKinney and Peabody on A.P. Eastern Eleven|newspaper=The Boston Daily Globe|date=December 5, 1941|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36483061/mackinney_and_peabody_on_ap_eastern/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1941
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 34–0
| attend = 18,121
| source = {{cite news|title=Sailors Display Power Winning Opening Game From Indians, 34 To 0|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|author=Craig E. Taylor|date=September 28, 1941|pages=Sports 1–2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35902643/sailors_display_power_winning_opening/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = w
| opponent = West Virginia
| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 40–0
| attend = 20,126
| source = {{cite news|title=Navy Crushes W. Va. Eleven In 40-0 Clash|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=October 5, 1941|pages=Sports 1, 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35902782/navy_crushes_w_va_eleven_in_400_clash/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| opponent = Lafayette
| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 41–2
| attend = 21,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Navy Takes Easy Win From Lafayette, 41-2|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=October 12, 1941|pages=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35902904/navy_takes_easy_win_from_lafayette_412/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = w
| rank = 7
| opponent = Cornell
| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| score = 14–0
| attend = 45,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = t
| away = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = Harvard
| site_stadium = Harvard Stadium
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 0–0
| attend = 40,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = Penn
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 13–6
| attend = 74,000
| source = {{cite news|title=74,000 See Navy Stop Penn, 13 to 6|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Cy Peterman|date=November 2, 1941|page=1S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35835329/74000_see_navy_stop_penn_13_to_6/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = l
| rank = 6
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–20
| attend = 64,795
| source = {{cite news|title=Notre Dame Beats Navy, 20 to 13, as Bertelli's Passes Spark Attack|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=November 9, 1941|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35832449/notre_dame_beats_navy_20_to_13_as/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fFFQAAAAIBAJ&pg=4172%2C3231005 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |last=Boni |first=Bill |title=Irish hand Middies first defeat |date=November 9, 1941 |page=3B}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = Princeton
| site_stadium = Palmer Stadium
| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ
| score = 23–0
| attend = 42,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = Army–Navy Game
| score = 14–6
| attend = 98,924
| source = {{cite news|title=Navy Weighs Anchor in 2d Half, Sinks Army, 14-6, Before 98,924|newspaper=New York Daily News|author=Gene Ward|date=November 30, 1941|page=C36|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35849337/navy_weighs_anchor_in_2d_half_sinks/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
Rankings
{{see also|1941 college football rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek = 1
| poll1lastweek = 8
| poll1_1=7 {{small|(3)}}
| poll1_2=5 {{small|(3)}}
| poll1_3=11
| poll1_4=6
| poll1_5=12
| poll1_6=12
| poll1_7=11
| poll1_8=10
}}
Personnel
- HB Bill Busik
- HB Bob Woods
References
{{Reflist}}
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