1940 Army Cadets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1940 Army Cadets football Independent 1–7–1 William H. Wood 3rd William Gillis Michie Stadium The 1940 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their third and final year under head coach William H. Wood, the Cadets compiled a 1–7–1 record and were outscored their opponents by a combined total of 197 to 54. The season was the first since 1899 in which the Army football team was outscored by its opponents. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 14 to 0 score. The Cadets also suffered blowout defeats to Cornell (45-0) and Penn (48-0).1940 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 1, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/army/1940-schedule.html No Army players were honored on the All-America team. Three weeks after the end of the 1940 season, the War Department ordered coach Wood back to active troop duty and named Earl Blaik as head coach for the 1941 season.Prominent Coach to Replace Bill Wood The Hammond (Ind.) Times (INS story) December 20, 1940 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2927604/prominent_coach_to_replace_bill_wood/ Army was ranked at No. 119 (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 October 5 w 1940 Williams Ephs Williams Michie Stadium West Point, NY 20–19 Army Noses Out Williams, 20-19 New York Daily News October 6, 1940 91 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120327517/army-noses-out-williams-20-19/ Newspapers.com October 12 l Cornell Michie Stadium West Point, NY 0–45 27,917 Cornell 45, Army 0 New York Daily News Gene Ward October 13, 1940 89 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120325726/cornell-45-army-0/ Newspapers.com October 19 t y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 6–6 30,000 Harvard Scores Late, Ties Army, 6-6 New York Daily News October 20, 1940 97 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120279883/harvard-scores-late-ties-army-6-6/ Newspapers.com October 26 l Lafayette Michie Stadium West Point, NY 0–19 20,000 Lafayette Upsets Army Sunday Call-Chronicle October 27, 1940 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120327174/lafayette-upsets-army/ Newspapers.com November 2 l y Notre Dame 2 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY rivalry 0–7 75,474 Irish Outplayed, but Win, 7-0 New York Daily News Jack Ledden November 3, 1940 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120326800/irish-outplayed-but-win-7-0/ Newspapers.com November 9 l Brown Michie Stadium West Point, NY 9–13 35,000 Harvard Ties Penn, 10-10: Crimson Holds Favored Rival To Draw Before 35,000 Fans The Philadelphia Inquirer Cy Peterman November 10, 1940 S1, S7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120275572/harvard-ties-penn-10-10-crimson-holds/ Newspapers.com November 16 l y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 0–48 47,000 Penn Runs Wild to Crush Army, 48-0 The Philadelphia Inquirer Cy Peterman November 17, 1940 S1, S4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120275114/penn-runs-wild-to-crush-army-48-0/ Newspapers.com November 23 l y Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 19–26 26,000 Tiger Trips Army, 26-19 New York Daily News Jack Smith November 24, 1940 91 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48355601/tiger-trips-army-26-19/ Newspapers.com November 30 l y Navy Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA Army–Navy Game 0–14 102,000 102,000 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 References Army Category:Army Black Knights football seasons Army Cadets football