1952 Navy Midshipmen football team

1952 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
Record	6–2–1
Head coach	Eddie Erdelatz (3rd season)
Captain	John Gurski
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium
Seasons ←  1951 1953  →

1952 Southern college football independents records

v t e	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
Arkansas State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	1
Chattanooga			–					7	–	3	–	0
Northeast Louisiana State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					4	–	4	–	0
Louisville			–					3	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	7	–	2
Memphis State			–					2	–	7	–	0
Florida State			–					1	–	8	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

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] They were invited to the 1953 Orange Bowl but refused the bid. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27		Yale		Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD		W 31–7	25,000	[3]
October 4		at Cornell		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		W 31–7	25,000	[4]
October 11		William & Mary	No. 17	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 14–0	19,000	[5]
October 18		at No. 2 Maryland	No. 20	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)		L 7–38	44,716	[6]
October 25		at Penn		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		T 7–7	66,000	[7]
November 1		vs. No. 13 Notre Dame		Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH (rivalry)		L 6–17	61,927
November 8		at No. 12 Duke		Duke Stadium Durham, NC		W 16–6	25,000–30,000	[8]
November 15		Columbia		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 28–0	14,000	[9]
November 29	1:00 p.m.	vs. Army		Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	NBC	W 7–0
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
2. "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 .
3. McIver, Stuart B. (September 28, 1952). "Navy Beats Yale, 31 to 0, in Stadium". The Sunday Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 5, 1952). "Alert Middies Trip Cornell by 31 to 7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. "Navy defeats W-M, 14 to 7". Atlantic City Press. October 12, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Maryland crushes Navy". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. October 19, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. 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.
8. "Navy pulls resounding upset by setting back Duke, 16 to 6". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1952. Retrieved December 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 16, 1952). "Navy Overpowers Columbia, 28 to 0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.