1948 Navy Midshipmen football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1948

| team = Navy Midshipmen

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 0–8–1

| head_coach = George Sauer

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = Pete Williams

| captain2 = Scott Emerson

| stadium = Thompson Stadium

}}

The 1948 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1948 college football season. In their first season under head coach George Sauer, the Midshipmen compiled a 0–8–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 227 to 77.{{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. 53 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.{{cite news|title=Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=December 15, 1948|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1948

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| time =

| w/l = l

| opponent = California

| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD

| score = 7–21

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| time =

| w/l = l

| opponent = Cornell

| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD

| score = 7–13

| attend = 25,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Navy Eleven Defeated by Cornell, 13-7 |first=Jesse A. |last=Linthicum |date=October 3, 1948 |page=1 |newspaper=The Sun |location=Baltimore, Md.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67150126/1948-cornell-navy/ }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Duke

| site_stadium = Duke Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| score = 0–21

| attend = 25,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-folger-and-c/137261923/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Folger and Cox lead Duke to 28-to-7 victory over Navy|date=October 10, 1948|accessdate=December 22, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| time =

| w/l = l

| opponent = Missouri

| opprank = 12

| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD

| score = 14–35

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Penn

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Franklin Field

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| score = 14–20

| attend = 75,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Penn Downs Navy, 20-14, in Final Period Drive |first=Joe |last=Trimble |date=October 24, 1948 |page=C37 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67162763/1948-penn-navy/ }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| time =

| w/l = l

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 2

| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–41

| attend = 63,314

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Michigan

| opprank = 2

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| score = 0–35

| attend = 85,808

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Columbia

| site_stadium = Baker Field

| site_cityst = New York, NY

| score = 0–13

| attend = 35,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Columbia Scuttles Navy on Two Big Drives by 13-0 |first=Joseph M. |last=Sheehan |date=November 14, 1948 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 27

| time =

| w/l = t

| neutral = y

| opponent = Army

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Philadelphia Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Army–Navy Game

| score = 21–21