1940 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1940 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1940 college football season. The Orangemen were led by fourth-year head coach Ossie Solem.

1940 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4–1
Head coach	Ossie Solem (4th season)
Captain	Richard Banger^[1]
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium
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

Syracuse was ranked at No. 65 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[2]

The team played its home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Clarkson	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 33–0	15,000
October 5	Northwestern	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 0–40	22,000	^[3]
October 12	at NYU	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 47–13	8,000	^[4]
October 19	at No. 1 Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 6–33	18,000	^[5]
October 26	at No. 20 Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 3–0	22,000	^[6]
November 2	No. 10 Georgetown	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 6–28	17,000	^[7]
November 9	No. 16 Penn State	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	T 13–13	15,000
November 16	Colgate	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 6–7	25,000	^[8]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[9][1]

References

1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Paul Pinkney (October 6, 1940). "Syracuse Battered, 40-0: 'Cats Hand Bill Orange 40-0 Defeat; DeCorrevont Star In Northwestern Triumph". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. pp. 1B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Syracuse routs Violets, 47 to 13". Democrat and Chronicle. October 13, 1940. p. 21. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cornell Steamrollers Syracuse, 33-6". New York Daily News. October 20, 1946. p. C42 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Gene Ward (October 27, 1940). "Lions Lose, 3-0, In Last Seconds". New York Daily News. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Georgetown Wallops Syracuse, 28-6". New York Daily News. November 3, 1940. p. 98 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Paul Pinckney (November 17, 1940). "Colgate Whips Syracuse With Closing Wallop, 7-6". The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
9. "1940 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2018.