1940 CCNY Beavers football team

The 1940 CCNY Beavers football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Benny Friedman, the team compiled a 1–5–1 record.

1940 CCNY Beavers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumLewisohn Stadium
Seasons
 1939
1941 
1940 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Boston College  1100
Duquesne  710
No. 14 Penn  611
Penn State  611
No. 12 Fordham  720
No. 15 Cornell  620
La Salle  620
Princeton  521
Columbia  522
Brown  631
Bucknell  422
Boston University  530
Colgate  530
Hofstra  430
Harvard  323
Dartmouth  540
Temple  441
Tufts  440
Vermont  440
Villanova  450
Pittsburgh  341
Syracuse  341
Buffalo  350
Carnegie Tech  350
Manhattan  360
Providence  360
NYU  270
Yale  170
Army  171
CCNY  151
Massachusetts State  180
Rankings from AP Poll

CCNY was ranked at No. 444 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Montclair StateL 12–13[2]
October 5Colby
  • Lewisohn Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 0–14
October 19at Clarkson
T 0–0[3]
October 26Susquehanna
  • Lewisohn Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 7–14[4]
November 2at Buffalo
L 6–7[5]
November 9Springfield
  • Lewisohn Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 13–73,000[6]
November 16at Brooklyn
L 6–143,500[7]

References

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  1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Montclair nips CCNY, 13–12". Daily News. September 29, 1940. Retrieved September 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "CCNY, Clarkson in 0–0 tie". Daily News. October 20, 1940. Retrieved September 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Susquehanna rally downs C.C.N.Y., 14–7". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 27, 1940. Retrieved September 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "City College drops fifth in row, 7 to 6". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 3, 1940. Retrieved September 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "City College defeats Springfield, 13 to 7". The Hartford Courant. November 10, 1940. Retrieved September 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Brooklyn College tops C.C.N.Y., 14–6". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 17, 1940. Retrieved September 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com.