1940 Central Michigan Bearcats football team

1940 Central Michigan Bearcats football
1940 Central Michigan Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
1940 record	4–3–1
Head coach	Ron Finch (4th season);
	Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

The 1940 Central Michigan Bearcats football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Ron Finch, the Bearcats compiled a 4–3–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 88 to 60. The team achieved shut out victories over Ferris State (37–0), Ball State (7–0), Michigan State Normal (24–0), and DeSales (7–0), tied Wayne State (7–7), and lost to Northern Illinois (6–9), Bradley (0–19), and Eastern Kentucky (0–25).^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 27	Ferris Institute	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 37–0
October 5	at Ball State	Muncie, IN	W 7–0
October 12	at Northern Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	L 6–9
October 19	at Bradley Tech	Peoria, IL	L 0–19
October 24	Michigan State Normal	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	W 24–0
November 2	at Wayne	Detroit	T 7–7
November 9	Eastern Kentucky	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	L 0–25
November 16	De Sales University	Columbus, OH	W 7–0

References[]

^ "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 109. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
^ "Central Michigan Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

External links[]

1941 Chippewa yearbook (page 108)

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[1] "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 109. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

[2] "Central Michigan Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

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1940 Midwestern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Wayne		–		4	–	1	–	3
Detroit		–		7	–	2	–	0
Notre Dame		–		7	–	2	–	0
Xavier		–		7	–	3	–	0
Ohio		–		5	–	2	–	2
Dayton		–		6	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati		–		5	–	3	–	1
Wichita		–		6	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan		–		4	–	3	–	1
Marquette		–		4	–	4	–	0
Michigan State		–		3	–	4	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan		–		2	–	4	–	3
Akron		–		2	–	5	–	2
Western State Teachers (MI)		–		2	–	5	–	0
Michigan State Normal		–		1	–	5	–	1
Miami (OH)		–		0	–	7	–	1