1940 George Washington Colonials football team
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 5–3–1 |
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| Home stadium | Griffith Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its third season under head coach William Reinhart, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and was outscored by a total of 82 to 78.[1]
George Washington was ranked at No. 93 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | Mount St. Mary's | W 12–0 | [3] | ||||
| October 4 | at Manhattan | W 21–18 | 8,000 | [4] | |||
| October 12 | at Washington and Lee |
| W 20–14 | 5,000 | [5] | ||
| October 19 | at Kentucky | L 0–24 | 7,000 | [6] | |||
| October 25 | West Virginia |
| W 19–0 | [7] | |||
| November 1 | Wake Forest |
| L 0–18 | 10,000 | [8] | ||
| November 9 | Bucknell |
| T 0–0 | 7,000 | [9] | ||
| November 16 | Kansas |
| W 6–0 | [10] | |||
| November 23 | vs. No. 9 Georgetown |
| L 0–8 | [11] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1940 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "G. Washington triumphs, 12–0". The Des Moines Register. September 28, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "G. Washington tops Jaspers". Daily News. October 5, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "G.W. defeats Generals". Daily Press. October 13, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats whip Colonial team". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 20, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Virginia fumbles, G. Washington wins". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 26, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest wins, 18–0". The News and Observer. November 2, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bisons hold G. Washington to 0–0 score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 10, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jayhawks finally yield to Eastern opponent, 6 to 0". The Morning Chronicle. November 17, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgetown cops Capital Classic". The Palm Beach Post. November 24, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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