1940 Northeastern Huskies football team
Appearance
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Conference | New England Conference |
Record | 2–6 (0–1 NEC) |
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Home stadium | Kent Street Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Northeastern Huskies football team represented Northeastern University as a member of the New England Conference (NEC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach James W. Dunn, the Lions compiled an overall record of 2–6, with a conference record of 0–1, and finished fifth in the NEC.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | at Rhode Island State | L 0–10 | [1] | ||
September 28 | at Vermont* | L 0–7 | 2,500 | [2] | |
October 5 | American International* | L 0–12 | |||
October 12 | at Springfield* |
| W 12–7 | [3] | |
October 19 | Bates* |
| W 12–3 | [4] | |
October 26 | at Upsala* | East Orange, NJ | L 6–7 | [5] | |
November 2 | Tufts* |
| L 2–12 | [6] | |
November 9 | at Saint Anselm* | Manchester, NH | L 0–12 | [7] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Abruzzi and Keaney lead Rhode Island State to win Over Northeastern, 10–0". The Hartford Courant. September 22, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catamounts open season with 7–0 win over Northeastern". The Burlington Free Press. September 30, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.U. jubilant over first win in two years". The Boston Globe. October 13, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northeastern beats Bates". Portland Press Herald. October 20, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Upsala turns back Northeastern, 7–6". Asbury Park Press. October 27, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tufts winner over Northeastern, 12 to 2". The Hartford Courant. November 3, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Little St. Anselm's beats Northeastern". The Hartford Courant. November 10, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.