1950 Navy Midshipmen football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1950

| team = Navy Midshipmen

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| CoachRank = 19

| record = 3–6

| head_coach = Eddie Erdelatz

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = Tom Bakke

| stadium = Municipal Stadium

}}

The 1950 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1950 college football season. In their first season under head coach Eddie Erdelatz, the Midshipmen compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 176 to 122.{{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}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1950

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Maryland

| site_stadium = Byrd Stadium

| site_cityst = College Park, MD

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 21–35

| attend = 43,836

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-journal-maryland-beats-nav/137479236/|work=The Knoxville Journal|title=Maryland beats Navy by 35 to 21|date=October 1, 1950|accessdate=December 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| time =

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Northwestern

| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD

| score = 0–22

| attend = 12,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Princeton

| site_stadium = Palmer Stadium

| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ

| score = 14–20

| attend = 35,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Princeton Downs Navy Squad, 20-14 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/10/15/305390492.pdf |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=October 15, 1950 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=Princeton, N.J.}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = USC

| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD

| score = 27–14

| attend = 24,300

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Penn

| site_stadium = Franklin Field

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| score = 7–30

| attend = 60,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Penn Beaches Navy, 30-7, Holding 3 Times at Goal |first=Dick |last=Young |date=October 29, 1950 |page=97 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67380554/1950-penn-navy/ }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| time =

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Notre Dame

| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 10–19

| attend = 71,074

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| time =

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD

| score = 0–27

| attend = 20,000

| source = {{cite news |last=Brown |first=George |title=Joe Ernst Passes Tulane to 27-0 Win Over Navy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81269012/the-times/ |newspaper=The Times |location=Shreveport, Louisiana |agency = Associated Press |date=November 12, 1950 |page=38 |access-date=July 11, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Columbia

| site_stadium = Baker Field

| site_cityst = New York, NY

| score = 29–7

| attend = 30,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Navy Sinks Columbia; Lions Bow by 29-7 |first=Joseph M. |last=Sheehan |date=November 19, 1950 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 2

| time =

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = Army

| opprank = 2

| site_stadium = Philadelphia Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Army–Navy Game

| score = 14–2

| attend = 103,000

}}

References

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