1939_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team

1939 Navy Midshipmen football team

1939 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season

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.[1][2]

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Navy was ranked at No. 56 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

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References

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    "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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    "Navy Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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    E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Navy's rookie backs star in comeback win". Buffalo Courier-Express. October 1, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Rugged Clemson team beats Navy 15–7". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 29, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Richardson, William D. (November 12, 1939). "Columbia Passes Down Navy, 19-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    "Princeton Air Attack Crushes Middies, 28 to 0". The Sunday Times, New Brunswick, N.J. November 26, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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    John M. McCullough (December 3, 1939). "102,000 Grid Fans Peer Through Mist To See Middies Conquer Army, 10 to 0; Marry-Makers Take Over Central city". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.


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