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American college football season
The 1940 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its third season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 6–1–1 record, was ranked No. 14 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 247 to 79.[1] The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Source |
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October 5 | Maryland | | | W 51–0 |
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October 12 | Yale | | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 50–7 |
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October 19 | Princeton | No. 9 | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
| W 46–28 |
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October 26 | at No. 3 Michigan | No. 8 | | L 0–15 |
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November 2 | No. 14 Navy | No. 15 | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 20–0 |
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November 9 | Harvard | No. 15 | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
| T 10–10 |
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November 16 | Army | | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 48–0 |
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November 23 | No. 5 Cornell | No. 12 | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
| W 22–20 |
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- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- 1940 college football season
- Penn Quakers football seasons
- 1940 in sports in Pennsylvania
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