1940 William & Mary Indians football team

The 1940 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1940 college football season.

1940 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–2–1 (2–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Gondak
Home stadiumCary Field
1940 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Clemson $ 4 0 06 2 1
No. 18 Duke 4 1 07 2 0
Wake Forest 4 2 07 3 0
William & Mary 2 1 16 2 1
North Carolina 3 2 06 4 0
Richmond 3 2 07 3 0
VMI 3 2 17 2 1
Furman 4 3 05 4 0
Washington and Lee 1 1 12 7 1
VPI 2 3 05 5 0
NC State 3 5 03 6 0
Maryland 0 1 12 6 1
South Carolina 1 3 03 6 0
Davidson 1 5 05 5 0
The Citadel 0 4 04 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

William & Mary was ranked at No. 87 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21vs. NC StateL 0–16
September 28at Navy*L 7–19
October 5Apprentice*W 42–0
October 12vs. VPIW 20–139,000[2]
October 19Hapmden–Sydney*
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 41–0
October 26Virginia*dagger
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 13–6
November 2at VMI
T 0–06,000[3]
November 9Randolph–Macon*
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 46–6
November 21at Richmond
W 16–018,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Colonial Echo 1941" (PDF). Colonial Echo. 1941. p. 198. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  3. "William and Mary, V.M.I. tie, 0–0, in battle at Lexington". Daily Press. November 3, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "William And Mary Wins State Title; Downs Richmond 16 To 0". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. November 22, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved August 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.


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