Navy Midshipmen Football Results - 1950s

1950s

1959 5-4-1
Date Opponent (Record) Result Navy Opp Notes Bowl game
September 19 @ Boston College (5-4) W 24 8
September 26 vs. William & Mary (4-6) W 29 2 Homecoming. First game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
October 3 @ Southern Methodist (5-4-1) L 7 20
October 10 vs. Syracuse (11-0) L 6 32 An in-season bowl game, dubbed the Oyster Bowl, in Norfolk, Virginia.
October 16 @ Miami (Florida) (6-4) L 8 23
October 24 @ Pennsylvania (7-1-1) T 22 22
October 31 @ Notre Dame (5-5) L 22 25
November 7 vs. Maryland (5-5) W 22 14 Crab Bowl Classic at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland.
November 14 vs. George Washington (1-8) W 16 8
November 28 vs. Army (4-4-1) W 43 12 At the Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1958 6-3-0
Date Opponent (Record) Result Navy Opp Notes Bowl game
September 27 vs. William & Mary (2-6-1) W 14 0 Homecoming
October 4 @ Boston University (4-5) W 28 14
October 11 @ Michigan (2-6-1) W 20 14
October 18 vs. Tulane (3-7) L 6 14 At the Oyster Bowl in Norfolk, Virginia.
October 25 @ Pennsylvania (4-5) W 50 8
November 1 vs. Notre Dame (6-4) L 20 40 At Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
November 8 vs. Maryland (4-6) W 40 14 Crab Bowl Classic at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
November 15 @ George Washington (3-5) W 28 8
November 29 vs. Army (8-0-1) L 6 22 At the Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1957 9-1-1 - Ended #5 in the AP Poll and #6 in the United Press Poll
Date Opponent (Record) Result Navy Opp Notes Bowl game
September 21 @ Boston College (7-2) W 46 6
September 28 vs. William & Mary (4-6) W 33 6 Homecoming
October 5 @ North Carolina (6-4) L 7 13
October 12 @ California (1-9) W 21 6
October 19 vs. Georgia (3-7) W 27 14 At the Oyster Bowl in Norfolk, Virginia.
October 26 @ Pennsylvania (3-6) W 35 7
November 2 @ Notre Dame (7-3) W 20 6
November 9 vs. Duke (6-3-2) T 6 6 At Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
November 16 vs. George Washington (2-7) W 52 0 At Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
November 30 vs. Army (7-2) W 14 0 At the Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
January 1 vs. Rice (7-4) W 20 7 At the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. Cotton Bowl
1956 6-1-2 - Ended #16 in the AP Poll and #19 in the United Press Poll
Date Opponent (Record) Result Navy Opp Notes Bowl game
September 29 vs. William & Mary (0-9-1) W 39 14 Homecoming
October 6 @ Cornell (1-8) W 14 0
October 13 @ Tulane (6-4) L 6 21
October 20 vs. Cincinnati (4-5) W 13 7
October 27 @ Pennsylvania (4-5) W 54 6
November 3 vs. Notre Dame (2-8) W 33 7 At Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
November 10 @ Duke (5-4-1) T 7 7
November 17 vs. Virginia (3-7) W 34 7 At Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
December 1 vs. Army (5-3-1) T 7 7 At the Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1955 6-2-1 - Ended #18 in the AP Poll and #20 in the United Press Poll
Date Opponent (Record) Result Navy Opp Notes Bowl game
September 24 vs. William & Mary (1-7-1) W 7 0 Homecoming
October 1 @ South Carolina (3-6) W 26 0
October 8 vs. Pittsburgh (7-4) W 21 0 At Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
October 15 @ Penn State (5-4) W 34 14
October 22 @ Pennsylvania (0-9) W 33 0
October 29 @ Notre Dame (8-2) L 7 21
November 5 vs. Duke (7-2-1) T 7 7 At Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
November 12 @ Columbia (1-8) W 47 0
November 26 vs. Army (6-3) L 6 14 At the Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1954 8-2-0 - Ended #5 in the AP and United Press Polls
Date Opponent (Record) Result Navy Opp Notes Bowl game
September 25 vs. William & Mary (4-4-2) W 27 0 Homecoming
October 2 @ Dartmouth (3-6) W 42 7
October 9 @ Stanford (4-6) W 25 0
October 16 @ Pittsburgh (4-5) L 19 21
October 23 @ Pennsylvania (0-9) W 52 6
October 30 vs. Notre Dame (9-1) L 0 6 At Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
November 6 vs. Duke (8-2-1) W 40 7 At the Oyster Bowl in Norfolk, Virginia.
November 13 vs. Columbia (1-8) W 51 6
November 27 vs. Army (7-2) W 27 20 At Memorial Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
January 1 vs. Mississippi (9-2) W 21 0 At Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sugar Bowl
1953 4-3-2
Date Opponent (Record) Result Navy Opp Notes Bowl game
September 26 vs. William & Mary (5-4-1) T 6 6
October 3 vs. Dartmouth (2-7) W 55 7 Homecoming
October 10 vs. Cornell (4-3-2) W 26 6 At Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
October 17 @ Princeton (5-4) W 65 7
October 24 @ Pennsylvania (3-5-1) L 6 9
October 31 @ Notre Dame (9-0-1) L 7 38
November 7 vs. Duke (7-2-1) T 0 0 At Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
November 14 @ Columbia (4-5) W 14 6
November 28 vs. Army (7-1-1) L 7 20 At the Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1952 6-2-1 - Ended #17 in the United Press Poll
Date Opponent (Record) Result Navy Opp Notes Bowl game
September 27 vs. Yale (7-2) W 31 7 At Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
October 4 @ Cornell (2-7) W 31 7
October 11 vs. William & Mary (4-5) W 14 0 Homecoming
October 18 @ Maryland (7-2) L 7 38 Crab Bowl Classic
October 25 @ Pennsylvania (4-3-2) T 7 7
November 1 vs. Notre Dame (7-2-1) L 6 17 At the Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.
November 8 @ Duke (8-2) W 16 6
November 15 vs. Columbia (2-6-1) W 28 0
November 29 vs. Army (4-4-1) W 7 0 At the Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1951 2-6-1
Date Opponent (Record) Result Navy Opp Notes Bowl game
September 29 @ Yale (2-5-2) T 7 7
October 6 vs. Princeton (9-0) L 20 24 Homecoming
October 13 @ Rice (5-5) L 14 21
October 20 @ Northwestern (5-4) L 7 16
October 27 @ Pennsylvania (5-4) L 0 14
November 3 vs. Notre Dame (7-2-1) L 0 19 At Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
November 10 vs. Maryland (10-0) L 21 40 Crab Bowl Classic at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
November 17 @ Columbia (5-3) W 21 7
December 1 vs. Army (2-7) W 42 7 At the Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1950 3-6-0 - Ended #19 in the United Press Poll
Date Opponent (Record) Result Navy Opp Notes Bowl game
September 30 @ Maryland (7-2-1) L 21 35 Crab Bowl Classic
October 7 vs. Northwestern (6-3) L 0 22 Homecoming. At Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
October 14 @ Princeton (9-0) L 14 20
October 21 vs. Southern California (2-5-2) W 27 14 At Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
October 28 @ Pennsylvania (6-3) L 7 30
November 4 vs. Notre Dame (4-4-1) L 10 19 At the Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.
November 11 vs. Tulane (6-2-1) L 0 27 At Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
November 18 @ Columbia (4-5) W 29 7
December 2 vs. Army (8-1) W 14 2 At the Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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