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
Conference	Independent
1940 record	6–2–1
Head coach	Swede Larson (2nd season)
Captain	Dick Foster
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium

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
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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	William & Mary		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 19–7
October 5	Cincinnati		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 14–0
October 12	at Princeton		Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 12–6
October 19	Drake		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 19–0
October 26	at Yale*		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 21–0
November 2	at No. 15 Penn	No. 14	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–20
November 9	No. 7 Notre Dame		Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	L 7–13	61,579
November 16	at Columbia		Baker Field New York, NY	T 0–0
November 30	vs. Army		Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 14–0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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.