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
Record	6–2–1
Head coach	Swede Larson (2nd season)
Captain	Dick Foster
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium
Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

1940 Southern college football independents records

v t e	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

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.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	William & Mary		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 19–7	18,000	^[4]
October 5	Cincinnati		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 14–0
October 12	at Princeton		Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 12–6	40,000	^[5]
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	70,200	^[6]
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	30,000	^[7]
November 30	vs. Army		Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 14–0	102,000	^[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
2. . 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.