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title="1955 Arkansas State Indians football team">Arkansas State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 14 <a href="/wiki/1955_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1955 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1955_Chattanooga_Moccasins_football_team" title="1955 Chattanooga Moccasins football team">Chattanooga</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1955_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="1955 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1955_Memphis_State_Tigers_football_team" title="1955 Memphis State Tigers football team">Memphis State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1955_Howard_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1955 Howard Bulldogs football team">Howard (AL)</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Sewanee_Tigers_football" title="Sewanee Tigers football">Sewanee</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend">Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1955_NCAA_football_rankings#AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="1955 NCAA football rankings">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1955 Navy Midshipmen football team</b> represented the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">United States Naval Academy</a> (USNA) as an independent during the <a href="/wiki/1955_college_football_season" title="1955 college football season">1955 college football season</a>. They began the season ranked No. 8 in the pre-season AP Poll.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team was led by sixth-year head coach <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Erdelatz" title="Eddie Erdelatz">Eddie Erdelatz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FH_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FH-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CFDW_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFDW-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1955_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Time</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Rank</th><th>Site</th><th>TV</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 24</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_William_%26_Mary_Indians_football_team" title="1955 William & Mary Indians football team">William & Mary</a><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 9</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thompson_Stadium" title="Thompson Stadium">Thompson Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis, MD</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 7–0</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1955_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team" title="1955 South Carolina Gamecocks football team">South Carolina</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 15</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Williams%E2%80%93Brice_Stadium" title="Williams–Brice Stadium">Carolina Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina" title="Columbia, South Carolina">Columbia, SC</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 26–0</td><td style="text-align:center">28,000</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 8</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. <a href="/wiki/1955_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1955 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 12</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Baltimore)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)">Memorial Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore, MD</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 21–0</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 15</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1955_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1955 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 8</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Beaver_Field" title="New Beaver Field">New Beaver Field</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/University_Park,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="University Park, Pennsylvania">University Park, PA</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 34–14</td><td style="text-align:center">32,209</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 22</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1955_Penn_Quakers_football_team" title="1955 Penn Quakers football team">Penn</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 4</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Field" title="Franklin Field">Franklin Field</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia, PA</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 33–0</td><td style="text-align:center">34,543</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 29</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 9 <a href="/wiki/1955_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1955 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 4</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Stadium" title="Notre Dame Stadium">Notre Dame Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame,_Indiana" title="Notre Dame, Indiana">Notre Dame, IN</a> (<a href="/wiki/Navy%E2%80%93Notre_Dame_football_rivalry" title="Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 7–21</td><td style="text-align:center">59,475</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 5</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. <a href="/wiki/1955_Duke_Blue_Devils_football_team" title="1955 Duke Blue Devils football team">Duke</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 9</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Memorial Stadium</li><li>Baltimore, MD</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">T</span> 7–7</td><td style="text-align:center">27,119</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 12</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1955_Columbia_Lions_football_team" title="1955 Columbia Lions football team">Columbia</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 13</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_K._Kraft_Field_at_Lawrence_A._Wien_Stadium" title="Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium">Baker Field</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">New York, NY</a></li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/NBC_College_Football_Game_of_the_Week" title="NBC College Football Game of the Week">NBC</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 47–0</td><td style="text-align:center">28,000</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 26</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">1:15 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. <a href="/wiki/1955_Army_Cadets_football_team" title="1955 Army Cadets football team">Army</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 11</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Stadium_(Philadelphia)" title="John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia)">Philadelphia Municipal Stadium</a></li><li>Philadelphia, PA (<a href="/wiki/Army%E2%80%93Navy_Game" title="Army–Navy Game">Army–Navy Game</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td>NBC</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 6–14</td><td style="text-align:center"></td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="9" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup>Homecoming</li><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1955_college_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="1955 college football rankings">AP Poll</a> released 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title="Crab Bowl Classic">Crab Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy%E2%80%93Notre_Dame_football_rivalry" title="Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry">Notre Dame</a></li> <li>SMU: <a href="/wiki/Gansz_Trophy" title="Gansz Trophy">Gansz Trophy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#00225B;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B5A67C, inset -2px -2px 0 #B5A67C;;width:1%">Culture & lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_the_Goat" title="Bill the Goat">Bill the Goat</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Anchors_Aweigh" title="Anchors Aweigh">Anchors Aweigh</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_believe_that_we_will_win!" title="I believe that we will win!">I believe that we will win!</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy_Band" title="United States Naval Academy Band">Marching band</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/2007_Navy_vs._Notre_Dame_football_game" title="2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game">Navy ends the drought</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Navy_vs._North_Texas_football_game" title="2007 Navy vs. North Texas football game">2007 North Texas game</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Salute_(1929_film)" title="Salute (1929 film)">Salute</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/That_Navy_Spirit" title="That Navy Spirit">That Navy Spirit</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Navy_Blue_and_Gold_(film)" title="Navy Blue and Gold (film)">Navy Blue and Gold</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#00225B;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B5A67C, inset -2px -2px 0 #B5A67C;;width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Navy_Midshipmen_head_football_coaches" title="List of Navy Midshipmen head football coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Midshipmen_football_statistical_leaders" title="Navy Midshipmen football statistical leaders">Statistical leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Navy_Midshipmen_in_the_NFL_draft" title="List of Navy Midshipmen in the NFL draft">NFL draftees</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#00225B;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B5A67C, inset -2px -2px 0 #B5A67C;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Navy_Midshipmen_football_seasons" title="List of Navy Midshipmen football seasons"><span style="color:white">Seasons</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1879_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1879 Navy Midshipmen football team">1879</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1880–1881</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1882 Navy Midshipmen football team">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1883 Navy Midshipmen football team">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1884 Navy Midshipmen football team">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1885 Navy Midshipmen football team">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1886 Navy Midshipmen football team">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1887 Navy Midshipmen football team">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1888 Navy Midshipmen football team">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1889 Navy Midshipmen football team">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1890 Navy Midshipmen football team">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1891 Navy Midshipmen football team">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1892 Navy Midshipmen football team">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1893 Navy Midshipmen football team">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1894 Navy Midshipmen football team">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1895 Navy Midshipmen football team">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1896 Navy Midshipmen football team">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1897 Navy Midshipmen football team">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1898 Navy Midshipmen football team">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1899 Navy Midshipmen football team">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1900 Navy Midshipmen football team">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1901 Navy Midshipmen football team">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1902 Navy Midshipmen football team">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1903 Navy Midshipmen football team">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1904 Navy Midshipmen football team">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1905 Navy Midshipmen football team">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1906 Navy Midshipmen football team">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1907 Navy Midshipmen football team">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1908 Navy Midshipmen football team">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1909 Navy Midshipmen football team">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1910 Navy Midshipmen football team">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1911 Navy Midshipmen football team">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1912 Navy Midshipmen football team">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1913 Navy Midshipmen football team">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1914 Navy Midshipmen football team">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1915 Navy Midshipmen football team">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1916 Navy Midshipmen football team">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1917 Navy Midshipmen football team">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1918 Navy Midshipmen football team">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1919 Navy Midshipmen football team">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1920 Navy Midshipmen football team">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1921 Navy Midshipmen football team">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1922 Navy Midshipmen football team">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1923 Navy Midshipmen football team">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1924 Navy Midshipmen football team">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1925 Navy Midshipmen football team">1925</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1926_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1926 Navy Midshipmen football team">1926</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1927 Navy Midshipmen football team">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1928 Navy Midshipmen football team">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1929 Navy Midshipmen football team">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1930 Navy Midshipmen football team">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1931 Navy Midshipmen football team">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1932 Navy Midshipmen football team">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1933 Navy Midshipmen football team">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1934 Navy Midshipmen football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1935 Navy Midshipmen football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1936 Navy Midshipmen football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1937 Navy Midshipmen football team">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1938 Navy Midshipmen football team">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1939 Navy Midshipmen football team">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1940 Navy Midshipmen football team">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1941 Navy Midshipmen football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1942 Navy Midshipmen football team">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1943 Navy Midshipmen football team">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1944 Navy Midshipmen football team">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1945 Navy Midshipmen football team">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1946 Navy Midshipmen football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1947 Navy Midshipmen football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1948 Navy Midshipmen football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1949 Navy Midshipmen football team">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1950 Navy Midshipmen football team">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1951 Navy Midshipmen football team">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1952 Navy Midshipmen football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1953 Navy Midshipmen football team">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1954 Navy Midshipmen football team">1954</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1956 Navy Midshipmen football team">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1957 Navy Midshipmen football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1958 Navy Midshipmen football team">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1959 Navy Midshipmen football team">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1960 Navy Midshipmen football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1961 Navy Midshipmen football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1962 Navy Midshipmen football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1963 Navy Midshipmen football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1964 Navy Midshipmen football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1965 Navy Midshipmen football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1966 Navy Midshipmen football team">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1967 Navy Midshipmen football team">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1968 Navy Midshipmen football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1969 Navy Midshipmen football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1970 Navy Midshipmen football team">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1971 Navy Midshipmen football team">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1972 Navy Midshipmen football team">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1973 Navy Midshipmen football team">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1974 Navy Midshipmen football team">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1975 Navy Midshipmen football team">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1976 Navy Midshipmen football team">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1977 Navy Midshipmen football team">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1978 Navy Midshipmen football team">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1979 Navy Midshipmen football team">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1980 Navy Midshipmen football team">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1981 Navy Midshipmen football team">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1982 Navy Midshipmen football team">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1983 Navy Midshipmen football team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1984 Navy Midshipmen football team">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1985 Navy Midshipmen football team">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1986 Navy Midshipmen football team">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1987 Navy Midshipmen football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1988 Navy Midshipmen football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1989 Navy Midshipmen football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1990 Navy Midshipmen football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1991 Navy Midshipmen football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1992 Navy Midshipmen football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1993 Navy Midshipmen football team">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1994 Navy Midshipmen football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1995 Navy Midshipmen football team">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1996 Navy Midshipmen football team">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1997 Navy Midshipmen football team">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1998 Navy Midshipmen football team">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1999 Navy Midshipmen football team">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="2000 Navy Midshipmen football team">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="2001 Navy Midshipmen football team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="2002 Navy Midshipmen football team">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="2003 Navy Midshipmen football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="2004 Navy Midshipmen football team">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="2005 Navy Midshipmen football team">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="2006 Navy 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