1952 Navy Midshipmen football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1952
| team = Navy Midshipmen
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| CoachRank = 17
| record = 6–2–1
| head_coach = Eddie Erdelatz
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain = John Gurski
| stadium = Thompson Stadium
}}
{{1952 Southern college football independents records}}
The 1952 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1952 college football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.{{cite web|title=Football History|publisher=United States Naval Academy|access-date=July 12, 2015|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|page=192|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}} They were invited to the 1953 Orange Bowl but refused the bid.{{cite news |author= |title=Syracuse Lands in Orange Bowl After Navy Refuses Bid |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65615668/ |newspaper=Star-Gazette |location=Elmira, New York |agency=Associated Press |date=November 24, 1952 |page=22 |access-date=December 19, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{open access}} }}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1952
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Yale
| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| score = 31–7
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Navy Beats Yale, 31 to 0, in Stadium |first=Stuart B. |last=McIver |date=September 28, 1952 |page=1 |newspaper=The Sunday Sun |location=Baltimore, Md.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67582677/1952-yale-navy/ }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Cornell
| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field
| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
| score = 31–7
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Alert Middies Trip Cornell by 31 to 7 |first=Joseph M. |last=Sheehan |date=October 5, 1952 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time =
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 14–0
| attend = 19,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city-navy-defeats-w-m/138007050/|work=Atlantic City Press|title=Navy defeats W-M, 14 to 7|date=October 12, 1952|accessdate=January 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Byrd Stadium
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–38
| attend = 44,716
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-maryland-crushes-nav/138024635/|work=Norfolk Virginian-Pilot|title=Maryland crushes Navy|date=October 19, 1952|accessdate=January 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time =
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Penn
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 7–7
| attend = 66,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Navy Shackles Penn, 7-7, with 2d Half Comeback |first=Gene |last=Ward |date=October 26, 1952 |page=101 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67589064/1952-penn-navy/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time =
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–17
| attend = 61,927
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Duke Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| score = 16–6
| attend = 25,000–30,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-navy-pulls-resound/137608480/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Navy pulls resounding upset by setting back Duke, 16 to 6|date=November 9, 1952|accessdate=December 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Columbia
| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 28–0
| attend = 14,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Navy Overpowers Columbia, 28 to 0 |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=November 16, 1952 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = Army–Navy Game
| tv = NBC
| score = 7–0
| attend =
}}
}}
Personnel
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References
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