American college football season
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.[1][2] They were invited to the 1953 Orange Bowl but refused the bid.[3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | | Yale | | | | W 31–7 | 25,000 | [4] |
October 4 | | at Cornell | | | | W 31–7 | 25,000 | [5] |
October 11 | | William & Mary | No. 17 | | | W 14–0 | 19,000 | [6] |
October 18 | | at No. 2 Maryland | No. 20 | | | L 7–38 | 44,716 | [7] |
October 25 | | at Penn | | | | T 7–7 | 66,000 | [8] |
November 1 | | vs. No. 13 Notre Dame | | | | L 6–17 | 61,927 | |
November 8 | | at No. 12 Duke | | | | W 16–6 | 25,000–30,000 | [9] |
November 15 | | Columbia | | - Thompson Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| | W 28–0 | 14,000 | [10] |
November 29 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Army | | | NBC | W 7–0 | | |
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Personnel
1952 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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LB
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Joe Gattuso
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So
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Syracuse Lands in Orange Bowl After Navy Refuses Bid". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. Associated Press. November 24, 1952. p. 22. Retrieved December 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ McIver, Stuart B. (September 28, 1952). "Navy Beats Yale, 31 to 0, in Stadium". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 5, 1952). "Alert Middies Trip Cornell by 31 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ "Navy defeats W-M, 14 to 7". Atlantic City Press. October 12, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland crushes Navy". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. October 19, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ward, Gene (October 26, 1952). "Navy Shackles Penn, 7-7, with 2d Half Comeback". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navy pulls resounding upset by setting back Duke, 16 to 6". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1952. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 16, 1952). "Navy Overpowers Columbia, 28 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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