1940 Ball State Cardinals football team

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1940 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceIndiana Intercollegiate Conference
1940 record3–4–1 (2–3 IIC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Manchester + 4 0 0 5 2 1
Butler + 4 0 0 4 4 1
Evansville 4 1 0 5 3 0
Rose Poly 4 1 0 5 3 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 1 0 4 2 1
Indiana State 2 1 0 5 2 1
Wabash 4 2 0 4 4 1
DePauw 3 3 0 3 4 0
Ball State 2 3 0 3 4 1
Valparaiso 2 3 0 3 4 1
Hanover 1 4 0 1 8 0
Earlham 1 4 1 1 5 1
Central Normal 0 4 1 0 5 1
Franklin (IN) 0 7 0 0 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1940 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State Teachers College (later renamed Ball State University) as a member of the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) during the 1940 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach John Magnabosco, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record (2–3 against IIC opponents) and tied for ninth place out 14 teams in the conference.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21at Miami (OH)T 0–0
September 28DeSales (OH)Muncie, INW 12–0[2]
October 5Central MichiganMuncie, INL 0–7
October 19at ManchesterNorth Manchester, INL 6–7
October 26at ValparaisoValparaiso, INW 26–0
November 2Central NormalMuncie, INW 27–2
November 9at ButlerIndianapolis, INL 0–26
November 16Indiana StateMuncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)L 7–27[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 96. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Ball State Whips DeSales, 12-0: Toledo Given First Defeat". The Muncie Sunday Star. September 29, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sycamores Trounce Cards, 27 To 7: State Takes To Air For Win". The Muncie Sunday Star. November 17, 1940. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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