1940 Southern Illinois Maroons football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1940 Southern Illinois Maroons football Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference IIAC 2–5–1 0–3–1 Glenn Martin 2nd McAndrew Stadium The 1940 Southern Illinois Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois Normal University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1940 college football season. Under second-year head coach Glenn Martin, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record.Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide Southern Illinois University 2019 115 July 12, 2020 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/siusalukis.com/documents/2019/8/20/Media_Guide.pdf April 1, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210401074246/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/siusalukis.com/documents/2019/8/20/Media_Guide.pdf dead Southern Illinois was ranked at No. 473 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. Schedule y September 28 at 1940 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville<ncg> Evansville, IN L 7-13 October 5 1940 Cape Girardeau Indians Cape Girardeau<ncg> McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL W 14-13 October 13 Arkansas State<ncg> McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL W 7-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111412587/carbobdale-topples-arkansas-state-70/ The Decatur Daily Review Carbobdale topples Arkansas State, 7–0 October 13, 1940 October 16, 2022 Newspapers.com October 19 at 1940 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Macomb, IL T 6-6 October 26 Illinois State Normal McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL L 6-25 State Normal Vanquishes Southern Teachers, 25-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87059461/ October 13, 2021 The Pantagraph October 27, 1940 10 Newspapers.com November 2 at Northern Illinois State Glidden Field DeKalb, IL L 6-20 November 9 at 1940 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Charleston, IL L 6-25 November 21 at Cape Girardeau<ncg> Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO L 0-6 References Southern Illinois Category:Southern Illinois Salukis football seasons Southern Illinois Maroons football