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1940 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainDick Foster
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons← 19391941 →
1940 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 13 Georgetown   –   8 – 2 – 0
Navy   –   6 – 2 – 1
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 3 – 0
Western Maryland   –   5 – 3 – 0
George Washington   –   5 – 3 – 1
Catholic University   –   4 – 3 – 1
West Virginia   –   4 – 4 – 1
Virginia   –   4 – 5 – 0
Georgia Teachers   –   3 – 5 – 0
Roanoke   –   2 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   1 – 7 – 3
William & Mary Norfolk   –   0 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1940 college football season. In their second season under head coach Swede Larson, the Midshipmen compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 106 to 46.

Navy was ranked at No. 46 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28William & MaryW 19–718,000
October 5Cincinnati
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 14–0
October 12at PrincetonW 12–640,000
October 19Drake
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 19–0
October 26at Yale*W 21–0
November 2at No. 15 PennNo. 14L 0–2070,200
November 9No. 7 Notre DameL 7–1361,579
November 16at ColumbiaT 0–030,000
November 30vs. ArmyW 14–0102,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. "Navy Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Indians tumble to Navy, 19 to 7". The Roanoke Times. September 29, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Navy Upsets Tiger, 12-6". New York Daily News. October 13, 1940. p. 91 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Cy Peterman (November 3, 1940). "70,200 See Penn Roll Over Navy, 20 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Jack Mahoa (November 17, 1940). "Lions Hold Navy To 0-0 Tie". New York Daily News. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. John M. McCullough (December 1, 1940). "102,000 Watch Navy Defeat Army Here; Parade Thrills Colorful Crowd at Stadium". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 10S – via Newspapers.com.
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