1946 Navy Midshipmen football team explained

Year:	1946
Team:	Navy Midshipmen
Sport:	football
Conference:	Independent
Record:	1–8
Head Coach:	Tom Hamilton
Hc Year:	4th
Captain:	Leon Bramlett
Stadium:	Thompson Stadium Municipal Stadium

The 1946 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1946 college football season. With the return Tom Hamilton, head coach from 1936 to 1938, the Midshipmen compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 186 to 105.^[1] ^[2]

Navy was ranked at No. 32 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.^[3]

After the season

See main article: 1947 NFL draft. The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Midshipmen were selected.^[4]

10	81		Green Bay Packers
11	94		New York Giants
28	264	Jim Carrington	New York Giants

Notes and References

Web site: Football History. United States Naval Academy. July 14, 2015. 191. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075720/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf. dead.
Web site: Navy Yearly Results (1945-1949). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. July 14, 2015. July 16, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150716005525/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/navy/1945-1949_yearly_results.php. dead.
News: Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 15, 1946. B4. Newspapers.com.
Web site: 1947 NFL Draft Listing. Pro-Football-Reference.com. November 29, 2020.