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1940 William & Mary Norfolk Division Braves football team

1940 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 13 Georgetown   –   8 – 2 – 0
Navy   –   6 – 2 – 1
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 3 – 0
Western Maryland   –   5 – 3 – 0
George Washington   –   5 – 3 – 1
Catholic University   –   4 – 3 – 1
West Virginia   –   4 – 4 – 1
Virginia   –   4 – 5 – 0
Georgia Teachers   –   3 – 5 – 0
Roanoke   –   2 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   1 – 7 – 3
William & Mary Norfolk   –   0 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 William & Mary Norfolk Division Braves football team represented the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary, now referred to as Old Dominion University, during the 1940 college football season. They finished with a 0–6 record, and went all six games without scoring a single point; they also allowed no less than eighteen points in every game.

William & Mary Norfolk was ranked at No. 687 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

This was the last season of football for Old Dominion until they reinstated the football program 69 years later, in 2009.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4High Point
L 0–33
October 12East Carolina
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
L 0–18[2]
October 19Belmont Abbey
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
L 0–48[3]
October 26Apprentice
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
L 0–21
November 8Bergen CC
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
L 0–21[4]
November 16at Bluefield
L 0–25[5]

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References

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Craven, McFee standouts in E.C.T.C. win". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Abbey winner in Norfolk". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1940. Retrieved December 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bergen College wins in Norfolk". The Record. November 9, 1940. Retrieved December 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "W. & M. division loses to Bluefield, 0–25". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 17, 1940. Retrieved December 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Old Dominion Game by Game Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.