1939 Navy Midshipmen football team

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]

1939 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1939 record	3–5–1
Head coach	Swede Larson (1st season)
Captain	Allen Bergner
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium

1939 Southern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown			–					7	–	0	–	1
Catholic University			–					8	–	1	–	1
Hardin–Simmons			–					7	–	1	–	1
George Washington			–					5	–	3	–	0
Georgia Teachers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Loyola (LA)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					4	–	4	–	2
Navy			–					3	–	5	–	1
West Virginia			–					2	–	6	–	1
Western Maryland			–					1	–	6	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	7	–	0
East Carolina			–					0	–	8	–	0
William & Mary Norfolk Division			–							–

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30	William & Mary	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 31–6
October 7	Virginia	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 14–12
October 14	Dartmouth	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	T 0–0
October 21	vs. No. 2 Notre Dame	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH (rivalry)	L 7–14	78,257
October 28	Clemson	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 7–15
October 29	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–13
November 11	Columbia	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 13–19
November 25	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–28
December 2	vs. Army	Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 10–0
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
2. "Navy Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.