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1940 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 1940 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1940 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Williams Newton, the team compiled a 3–6 record (3–5 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 161 to 120.[1][2]

1940 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson $ 4 0 0 6 2 1
No. 18 Duke 4 1 0 7 2 0
Wake Forest 4 2 0 7 3 0
William & Mary 2 1 1 6 2 1
North Carolina 3 2 0 6 4 0
Richmond 3 2 0 7 3 0
VMI 3 2 1 7 2 1
Furman 4 3 0 5 4 0
Washington and Lee 1 1 1 2 7 1
VPI 2 3 0 5 5 0
NC State 3 5 0 3 6 0
Maryland 0 1 1 2 6 1
South Carolina 1 3 0 3 6 0
Davidson 1 5 0 5 5 0
The Citadel 0 4 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

NC State was ranked at No. 83 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21vs. William & MaryW 16–0
September 28DavidsonW 34–0[4]
October 5vs. ClemsonL 7–26
October 19North Carolina
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 7–13
October 26Mississippi State*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 10–26
November 2Furman
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 6–2012,000[5]
November 9Wake Forest
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 14–2010,000
November 16The Citadel
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 20–14
November 23at DukeL 6–4210,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "1940 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2019. p. 150. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dick Watts leads State to 34–0 win over Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Purple Hurricane blows State off of gridiron". The Durham Herald-Sun. November 3, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Blue Devils Score Three Times in Each Half". The Durham Herald-Sun. November 24, 1940. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.

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