1940 Boston University Terriers football team

The 1940 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Pat Hanley, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 160 to 73.^[1]

1940 Boston University Terriers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Pat Hanley (7th season)
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

1940 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College			–					11	–	0	–	0
Duquesne			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 14 Penn			–					6	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 12 Fordham			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
La Salle			–					6	–	2	–	0
Princeton			–					5	–	2	–	1
Columbia			–					5	–	2	–	2
Brown			–					6	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					4	–	2	–	2
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					4	–	3	–	0
Harvard			–					3	–	2	–	3
Dartmouth			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	4	–	0
Vermont			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					3	–	4	–	1
Buffalo			–					3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Manhattan			–					3	–	6	–	0
Providence			–					3	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	7	–	0
Yale			–					1	–	7	–	0
Army			–					1	–	7	–	1
CCNY			–					1	–	5	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Boston University was ranked at No. 88 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Norwich	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	W 38–7
October 5	Upsala	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	W 15–6		^[3]
October 11	at Manhattan	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 6–20	9,233	^[4]
October 19	Cincinnati	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	W 14–0		^[5]
November 2	at Western Reserve	League Park Cleveland, OH	L 0–19
November 9	vs. No. 8 Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–21	20,000	^[6]
November 16	Springfield	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	W 50–0
November 23	Western Maryland	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	W 37–0		^[7]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Boston U. Trounces Upsala Eleven, 15-6". The Morning Call. October 6, 1940. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Joe Trimble (October 12, 1940). "Jaspers Beat Boston In Night Game". New York Daily News. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Bob Bohne (October 20, 1940). "Two Boston Touchdowns in Closing Period Defeat U.C." The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33.
6. "Boston College Defeats Boston U. By 21 To 0". The Sun. November 10, 1940. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Boston Beats Western Md. by 37-0 Score". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1940. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.