1939 Navy Midshipmen football team

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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]

ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Headcoach
CaptainAllen Bergner
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1939 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
CaptainAllen Bergner
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1939 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgetown â€“ 7–0–1
Catholic University â€“ 8–1–1
Hardin–Simmons â€“ 7–1–1
George Washington â€“ 5–3–0
Virginia â€“ 5–4–0
Georgia Teachers â€“ 5–5–0
Oklahoma City â€“ 4–4–2
Roanoke â€“ 4–4–0
Delaware State â€“ 2–2–0
William & Mary Norfolk â€“ 4–5–0
Navy â€“ 3–5–1
West Virginia â€“ 2–6–1
Western Maryland â€“ 1–6–0
Delaware â€“ 1–7–0
East Carolina â€“ 0–8–0
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Navy was ranked at No. 56 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30William & MaryW 31–620,000[3]
October 7Virginia
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 14–1222,000[4]
October 14DartmouthT 0–0
October 21vs. No. 2 Notre DameL 7–1478,257
October 28Clemson
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 7–1518,000[5]
November 4at PennL 6–1370,000[6]
November 11Columbia
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 13–1917,300[7]
November 25at PrincetonL 0–2835,000[8]
December 2vs. ArmyW 10–0102,000[9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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