1940 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1940 Navy Midshipmen football Independent 6–2–1 Swede Larson 2nd Dick Foster Thompson Stadium 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.Football History United States Naval Academy July 14, 2015 191 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075720/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf dead 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.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 Schedule 1940 AP September 28 w William & Mary Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD 19–7 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-indians-tumble-to-navy/137153904/ The Roanoke Times Indians tumble to Navy, 19 to 7 September 29, 1940 December 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 5 w Cincinnati Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD 14–0 October 12 w y Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 12–6 40,000 Navy Upsets Tiger, 12-6 New York Daily News October 13, 1940 91 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48362419/navy-upsets-tiger-12-6/ Newspapers.com October 19 w Drake Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD 19–0 October 26 w y y Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 21–0 November 2 l y 14 Penn 15 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 0–20 70,200 70,200 See Penn Roll Over Navy, 20 to 0 The Philadelphia Inquirer Cy Peterman November 3, 1940 S1, S7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120275939/70200-see-penn-roll-over-navy-20-to-0/ Newspapers.com November 9 l Notre Dame 7 rivalry Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD 7–13 61,579 November 16 t y Columbia Baker Field New York, NY 0–0 30,000 Lions Hold Navy To 0-0 Tie New York Daily News Jack Mahoa November 17, 1940 94 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120269036/lions-hold-navy-to-0-0-tie/ Newspapers.com November 30 w y Army Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA Army–Navy Game 14–0 102,000 102,000 Watch Navy Defeat Army Here; Parade Thrills Colorful Crowd at Stadium The Philadelphia Inquirer John M. McCullough December 1, 1940 1S, 10S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120326167/102000-watch-navy-defeat-army-here/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1940 college football rankings AP 1 8 NR NR 14 NR NR NR NR NR References Navy Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons Navy Midshipmen football