Wisconsin at Navy
Saturday, November 17, 1945 Share
No. 2 Navy beat Wisconsin 36–7. It was their first meeting; after it, Navy led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 65°F, low 45°F
In the newspapers

The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., November 18, 1945, page 11
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Middies Overpower Wisconsin, Sc To z RICHMOND ROUTED BY TECH, “A TO 6 BLACKsBURG. Va. Nov. IL Tech ovefpowered Richmond, 44–6, here today, with Ralph Beard scoring three Of Techs seven touchdowns. Richmond counted its lone tally in the fourth, after Wellman’s short kick went out on the Techs II. Woods passed to Diservia, who caught the ball over the goal line. Woods attempt for the extra point was short. With Beard and Ratliff sparkling Techs attack, the Gobblers quick ly counted, Beard going across first with the game less than five min utes old. The second touchdown was set up when Gathers attempt ed to pass. However, he fumbled when Tilson tackled him, and Orr recovered. Bowles and Beard punched out the first down before Beard went five yards for the second score. Beard dashed IA yards in the second period for his third count of the contest. The second half was only min utes old when Ratliff counted through tackle after Tech had worked the ball up field In sustanned drive. Tech got 20 first downs to Rich mond’s four.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Navy 89% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Wisconsin–Navy gameTied 1–1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1949 | Wisconsin 48, Navy 13 | |
| 1945 | Navy 36, Wisconsin 7 |
Around this game
Wisconsin
- Next gameat MinnesotaNov. 24, 1945
- SeasonWisconsin in 1945
- ProgramWisconsin history and records
Navy
- Next gamevs. ArmyDec. 1, 1945
- SeasonNavy in 1945
- ProgramNavy history and records

