1955 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season

1955 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 18
Record	6–2–1
Head coach	Eddie Erdelatz (6th season)
Captain	Phil Monahan
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium
Seasons← 1954 1956 →

1955 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Centre		–		8	–	0	–	0
Mississippi Southern		–		9	–	1	–	0
Delaware		–		8	–	1	–	0
Louisville		–		7	–	2	–	0
Tampa		–		7	–	2	–	0
No. 18 Navy		–		6	–	2	–	1
Arkansas State		–		6	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Miami (FL)		–		6	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga		–		5	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		2	–	7	–	0
Howard (AL)		–		1	–	8	–	0
Sewanee		–		1	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1955 college football season. They began the season ranked No. 8 in the pre-season AP Poll. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 24		William & Mary	No. 9	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 7–0
October 1		at South Carolina	No. 15	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC		W 26–0	28,000
October 8		vs. Pittsburgh	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD		W 21–0
October 15		at Penn State	No. 8	New Beaver Field University Park, PA		W 34–14	32,209
October 22		at Penn	No. 4	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		W 33–0	34,543
October 29		at No. 9 Notre Dame	No. 4	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)		L 7–21	59,475
November 5		vs. Duke	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD		T 7–7	27,119
November 12		at Columbia	No. 13	Baker Field New York, NY	NBC	W 47–0	28,000
November 26	1:15 p.m.	vs. Army	No. 11	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	NBC	L 6–14
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

QB George Welsh, Sr.

References

"Navy (MD) 1955 AP Football Rankings - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings". www.collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
"Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
"Navy Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
"Navy gets scared but triumphs 7–0". The Commercial Appeal. September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Welsh passes Middies to 26–0 decision over South Carolina". Fort Lauderdale News. October 2, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Atwater, Edward C. (October 23, 1955). "Soph Steers Unbeaten Navy in 33-0 Romp over Penn". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
"Walsh, Aldridge pace Navy, Duke to 7–7 tie". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Effrat, Louis (November 13, 1955). "Navy Routs Columbia, 47-0; Record by Welsh". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

v t e Navy Midshipmen football
Venues	Worden Field (1890–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present) Memorial Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Air Force: Commander-in-Chief's Trophy Johns Hopkins Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic Notre Dame SMU: Gansz Trophy
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" "I believe that we will win!" Marching band "Navy ends the drought" 2007 North Texas game Salute That Navy Spirit Navy Blue and Gold
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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