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)
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
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) 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.

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