1949 Navy Midshipmen football team

1949 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5–1
Head coach	George Sauer (2nd season)
Captain	Phil Ryan
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium

1949 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maryland State			–					8	–	0	–	0
Memphis State			–					9	–	1	–	0
Delaware			–					8	–	1	–	0
Virginia			–					7	–	2	–	0
Grambling			–					7	–	3	–	2
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	3	–	0
Sewanee			–					4	–	2	–	1
Chattanooga			–					5	–	4	–	0
Georgetown			–					5	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	6	–	1
Navy			–					3	–	5	–	1
Rollins			–					3	–	5	–	0
Texas State			–					3	–	6	–	1
Oklahoma City			–					2	–	8	–	0

The 1949 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1949 college football season. In their second season under head coach George Sauer, the Midshipmen compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 238 to 151.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 20–42	62,787
October 1	vs. Princeton		Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 28–7	36,736
October 8	No. 14 Duke		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 28–14	22,000
October 15	at Wisconsin	No. 18	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 13–48	45,000
October 22	at No. 14 Penn		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–28	66,125
October 29	No. 1 Notre Dame		Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	L 0–40	62,000
November 5	at Tulane*		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 21–21	70,000
November 12	Columbia		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 34–0	18,000
November 26	vs. No. 4 Army		Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 0–38
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1949 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—