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Army Football Team History

Army Black Knights

United States Military Academy
West Point, NY
Founded: 1802
Stadium: Michie Stadium
Capacity: 39,929
Colors: Black, Gray & Gold
Coach: William H. Wood
Conference: Independent-

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1890 <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2010

1940 Season Highlights

William H. Wood enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Army.

1940 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Williams	20	19	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Cornell	0	45	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Harvard	6	6	T
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Lafayette	0	19	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Notre Dame	0	7	L	@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Brown	9	13	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Pennsylvania	0	48	L
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Princeton	19	26	L
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Navy	0	14	L	@ Philadelphia, PA

1940 Season Totals
Record	1-7 -1
Points Scored	54
Scoring Average	6.0
Points Allowed	197
Defense Average	21.9
Opponents Record	13-4
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	0-3 -1

1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
Army was not ranked.

1940 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls			Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Army	1-7-1	54	197								William H. Wood
Boston College	11-0	339	65								Frank W. Leahy
Buffalo	0-0	0	0								Jim Peele
Central Michigan	0-0	0	0								Ron Finch
Cincinnati	1-1-1	14	27								Joseph A. Joe Meyer
Connecticut	0-0	0	0								J.O. Christian
East Carolina	0-0	0	0								John Christenbury
Eastern Michigan	0-1	0	47								Elton J. Rynearson
Miami Ohio	0-0	0	0								Frank Wilton
Michigan State	3-4-1	108	76								Charles W. Bachman
Navy	6-2-1	106	46								Major Emery E. Swede Larson
Nevada	0-1-1	6	12								James W. Jim Aiken
Notre Dame	7-2	168	67								Elmer F. Layden
Ohio	1-0	15	6								Don Peden
Penn State	6-1-1	135	46								Robert A. Bob Higgins
Pittsburgh	3-4-1	85	102								Charles W. Bowser
Syracuse	3-4-1	114	134								Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Temple	4-4-1	155	113								Ray Morrison
Virginia	4-5	117	103								Frank J. Murray
West Virginia	4-4-1	127	94								William F. Bill Kern
Western Michigan	0-0	0	0								Mitchell Gary

1940 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Army Players on File.

1940 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Army Players on File.

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