1940 Navy Midshipmen football team

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.[1][2]

1940 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1940 record6–2–1
Head coachSwede Larson (2nd season)
CaptainDick Foster
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
1940 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
Western Maryland      5 3 0
George Washington      5 3 1
Catholic University      4 3 1
West Virginia      4 4 1
East Carolina      3 5 0
Georgia Teachers      3 5 0
Oglethorpe      2 6 0
Oklahoma City      1 7 3
William & Mary Norfolk Division         
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 28William & MaryW 19–7
October 5Cincinnati
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 14–0
October 12at PrincetonW 12–6
October 19Drake
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 19–0
October 26at Yale*W 21–0
November 2at No. 15 PennNo. 14L 0–20
November 9No. 7 Notre Dame
L 7–1361,579
November 16at ColumbiaT 0–0
November 30vs. ArmyW 14–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References

  1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. "Navy Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.


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