1945 Navy Midshipmen football team

1945 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 3
1945 record	7–1–1
Head coach	Oscar Hagberg (2nd season)
Captain	Dick Duden
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium
Seasons

The 1945 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1945 college football season. In their second season under head coach Oscar Hagberg, the Midshipmen compiled a 7–1–1 record, shut out three opponents and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 220 to 65. Navy was ranked #3 in the final AP Poll.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29	Villanova		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 49–0
October 6	at Duke		Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 21–0
October 13	Penn State	No. 2	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 28–0
October 20	Georgia Tech	No. 2	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 20–6
October 27	at No. 7 Penn	No. 3	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 14–7
November 3	vs. No. 2 Notre Dame	No. 3	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH (rivalry)	T 6–6	82,020
November 10	No. 7 Michigan	No. 4	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 33–7	56,880
November 17	Wisconsin	No. 2	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 36–7
December 1	vs. No. 1 Army	No. 2	Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 13–32
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game