1940 Penn Quakers football team

The 1940 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their third season under head coach George Munger, the Quakers compiled a 6–1–1 record, were ranked No. 14 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 247 to 79.^[1]

1940 Penn Quakers football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 14
Record	6–1–1
Head coach	George Munger (3rd season)
Captain	Ray Frick
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

1940 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College			–					11	–	0	–	0
Duquesne			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 14 Penn			–					6	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 12 Fordham			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
La Salle			–					6	–	2	–	0
Princeton			–					5	–	2	–	1
Columbia			–					5	–	2	–	2
Brown			–					6	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					4	–	2	–	2
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					4	–	3	–	0
Harvard			–					3	–	2	–	3
Dartmouth			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	4	–	0
Vermont			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					3	–	4	–	1
Buffalo			–					3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Manhattan			–					3	–	6	–	0
Providence			–					3	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	7	–	0
Yale			–					1	–	7	–	0
Army			–					1	–	7	–	1
CCNY			–					1	–	5	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Penn was ranked at No. 5 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[2]

The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5	Maryland		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 51–0	52,000	[3]
October 12	Yale		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 50–7	50,000	[4]
October 19	Princeton	No. 9	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 46–28	55,000	[5]
October 26	at No. 3 Michigan	No. 8	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–15	59,913	[6]
November 2	No. 14 Navy	No. 15	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 20–0	70,200	[7]
November 9	Harvard	No. 15	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	T 10–10	35,000	[8]
November 16	Army		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 48–0	47,000	[9]
November 23	No. 5 Cornell	No. 12	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 22–20	80,000	[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1940 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Fred Byrod (October 6, 1940). "52,000 See Penn Swamp Maryland". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Cy Peterman (October 13, 1940). "Penn Hands Yale Worst Defeat, 50-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S6 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Cy Peterman (October 20, 1940). "Penn's Reagan Defeats Princeton, 46 to 28: Scores Five Touchdowns, Passes for Sixth As 55,000 Witness Rout at Franklin Field". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
6. Cy Peterman (October 27, 1940). "Harmon and Michigan Crush Penn, 14 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S3 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Cy Peterman (November 3, 1940). "70,200 See Penn Roll Over Navy, 20 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S7 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Cy Peterman (November 10, 1940). "Harvard Ties Penn, 10-10: Crimson Holds Favored Rival To Draw Before 35,000 Fans". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S7 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Cy Peterman (November 17, 1940). "Penn Runs Wild to Crush Army, 48-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Cy Peterman (November 24, 1940). "80,000 See Penn Beat Cornell, 22 to 20". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S4 – via Newspapers.com.