Army Football Team History
Army Black Knights
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY
Founded: 1802 Stadium: Michie Stadium Capacity: 39,929 Colors: Black, Gray & Gold Coach: William H. Wood Conference: Independent-
1940 Season Highlights
William H. Wood enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Army.
1940 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Williams
20
19
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Cornell
0
45
L
Sat., Oct. 19 @ Harvard
6
6
T
Sat., Oct. 26 vs. Lafayette
0
19
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Notre Dame
0
7
L
@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. Brown
9
13
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @ Pennsylvania
0
48
L
Sat., Nov. 23 @ Princeton
19
26
L
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Navy
0
14
L
@ Philadelphia, PA
1940 Season Totals
Record 1-7
-1
Points Scored 54
Scoring Average 6.0
Points Allowed 197
Defense Average 21.9
Opponents Record 13-4
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 0-3
-1
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1940 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1940 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.