1952 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1952 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1952 college football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. 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]

1952 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
1952 record	6–2–1
Head coach	Eddie Erdelatz (3rd season)
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium

1952 Southern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maryland State			–					9	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					10	–	2	–	0
Virginia			–					8	–	2	–	0
Sewanee			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Navy			–					6	–	2	–	1
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	1
Chattanooga			–					7	–	3	–	0
Delaware			–					4	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland			–					4	–	4	–	0
Louisville			–					3	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	7	–	2
Florida State			–					1	–	8	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Yale		Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 31–7
October 4	at Cornell		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 31–7
October 11	William & Mary	No. 17	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 14–0
October 18	at Maryland	No. 20	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 7–38	44,746
October 25	at Penn		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	T 7–7
November 1	vs. No. 13 Notre Dame		Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH (rivalry)	L 6–17	61,927
November 8	at Duke		Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 16–6
November 15	Columbia		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 28–0
November 29	vs. Army		Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 7–0
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1952 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Joe Gattuso So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Eddie Erdelatz Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
2. "Navy Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. "Syracuse Lands in Orange Bowl After Navy Refuses Bid". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. AP. 25 November 1952. p. 22. Retrieved 19 December 2020.