1948 Navy Midshipmen football team

1948 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1948 record	0–8–1
Head coach	George Sauer (1st season)
Captain	Pete Williams, Scott Emerson
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium
Seasons

The 1948 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1948 college football season. In their first season under head coach George Sauer, the Midshipmen compiled a 0–8–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 227 to 77.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	California	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 7–21
October 2	Cornell	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 7–13
October 9	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 21–0
October 16	No. 12 Missouri	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 14–35
October 23	at No. 7 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 14–20
October 30	No. 2 Notre Dame	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	L 7–41	63,314
November 6	at No. 2 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–35	85,808
November 13	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–13
November 27	vs. No. 3 Army	Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	T 21–21
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game