1940 Lawrence Tech Blue Devils football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1940 Lawrence Tech Blue Devils football Lawrence Tech football program (1940).png 200px Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference MOCC 6–3 3–1 Don Ridler 3rd Ives Field MOCC co-champion The 1940 Lawrence Tech Blue Devils football team represented the Lawrence Institute of Technology of Highland Park, Michigan, as a member of the Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference (MOCC) during the 1940 college football season. In their third year under head coach Don Ridler,Lawrence Tech Freshman Nearly Created Incident The Detroit Free Press Tom Lobaugh November 2, 1940 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123786903/lawrence-tech-freshman-nearly-created/ Newspapers.com the Blue Devils compiled a 6–3 record, tied for the MOCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 147 to 96.Lawrence Tech (MI) Records by Year College Football Data Warehouse April 30, 2023 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/year_by_year_discontinued.php?teamid=1707 September 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150907085757/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/year_by_year_discontinued.php?teamid=1707 dead Five Lawrence Tech players were selected by conference coaches to the MOCC all-conference first team: end Fred Dupke; tackle Walter Nowacki; guard Al Schrecke; halfback Harry Awdey; and halfback Jackie Coogan.All-Stars Led by Lawrence: Five Players Get Positions on M-O Conference Eleven Detroit Free Press December 3, 1940 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123802125/all-stars-led-by-lawrence-five-players/ Newspapers.com Paul Ribbentrop, a cousin of Germany's Nazi foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, played at the tackle position for the 1930 Lawrence Tech team.Once More It's Proved There's Nothing in a Name Detroit Free Press Tom Lobaugh November 30, 1940 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123787210/paul-ribbentrop/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 20 at Hillsdale<ncg> Hillsdale, MI W 19-9 Lawrence Tech Bearrs Dales, 19-9 Detroit Free Press September 21, 1940 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120408881/lawrence-tech-beats-dales-19-9/ Newspapers.com September 28 at 1940 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State<ncg> Terre Haute, IN L 7-20 Sycamores Triumph The Indianapolis Sunday Star September 29, 1940 41, 42 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123800995/sycamores-triumph/ Newspapers.com October 5 at 1940 Assumption Purple Warriors Assumption (ON) Kennedy Stadium Windsor, OH W 10-0 1,500 Purple Loses To Lawrence: Assumption Boys Drop Opening M-O Tilt by Score of 10-0 The Windsor Daily Star October 7, 1940 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123800681/purple-loses-to-lawrence-assumption/ Newspapers.com October 12 Grand Rapids<ncg> Ives Field Highland Park, MI W 27-12 Blue Devils Victors, 27-12: Coogan and Utter Run Through Grand Rapids for Regular Gains Detroit Free Press October 13, 1940 Sport 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123801287/blue-devils-victors-27-12-coogan-and/ Newspapers.com October 19 1940 Ferris Institute Bulldogs Ferris Institute Big Rapids, MI W 20-0 1,000 Blue Devils Defeat Ferris: Utter Stars as Tech Spurts in Last Half to 20-0 Triumph Detroit Free Press October 20, 1940 Sport 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123787865/blue-devils-defeat-ferris-utter-stars/ Newspapers.com October 26 Wittenberg<ncg> Ives Field Highland Park, MI L 0-20 Wittenberg Eleven Plays In Homecoming Program At Lawrence Tech Next Week The Springfield News-Sun October 20, 1940 Sports 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123801726/wittenberg-eleven-plays-in-homecoming/ Newspapers.comBlue Devils Lose, 20-0: Fumbles Spoil Their Scoring Chances in Last Period The Detroit Free Press October 27, 1940 Sport 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123787493/blue-devils-lose-20-0-fumbles-spoil/ Newspapers.comLutherans Stay in Unbeaten Ranks, 20-0: Johnny Kostyo Runs Wild Against Lawrence Tech In Fourth Win Of Wittenberg The Springfield News-Sun October 27, 1940 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123803921/lutherans-stay-in-unbeaten-ranks-20-0/ Newspapers.com November 2 1940 St. Mary's Eagles St. Mary's (MI) Ives Field Highland Park, MI W 31-0 Lawrence Tech Downs St. Mary's: Blue Devils Victors, 31 to 0 Detroit Free Press November 3, 1940 Sport 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123787948/lawrence-tech-downs-st-marys-blue/ Newspapers.com November 9 1940 DeSales Sailors DeSales (OH) Ives Field Highland Park, MI L 7-33 1,000 Lawrence Tech Seeks to Clinch M-O Grid Title by Beating DeSales Saturday The Detroit Free Press November 8, 1940 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123787083/lawrence-tech-seeks-to-clinch-m-o-grid/ Newspapers.comDeSales Blasts Blue Devils: Sailors Win, 33-7, to Throw M.O.O.C. Race into Three-Way Tie The Detroit Free Press Bob Latshaw November 10, 1940 Sport 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123787293/desales-blasts-blue-devils-sailors/ Newspapers.com November 16 at 1940 Defiance Yellow Jackets Defiance<ncg> Defiance, OH W 26-2 Blue Devils Expect Victory: Lawrence Tech Aims to Defeat Defiance in Season Finale Detroit Free Press November 17, 1940 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123804255/blue-devils-expect-victory-lawrence/ Newspapers.comEarly Touchdowns Win for Lawrence Tech, 26 to 2 Detroit Free Press November 17, 1940 Sport 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123788031/early-touchdowns-win-for-lawrence-tech/ Newspapers.com References Lawrence Tech Category:Lawrence Tech Blue Devils football seasons Lawrence Tech Blue Devils football