1940 Indiana Hoosiers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1940
| team = Indiana Hoosiers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big-10
| record = 3–5
| conf_record = 2–3
| head_coach = Bo McMillin
| hc_year = 7th
| mvp = Dwight Gahm
| captain = William Smith
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1940 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
The 1940 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. The participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bo McMillin, in his seventh year as head coach of the Hoosiers.
Indiana was ranked at No. 26 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.{{cite news|title=Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 19, 1940|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1940
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Texas
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 6–13
| attend = 17,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123716162/texans-prove-versatile-in-136-victory/|work=The Indianapolis Star|title=Texans prove versatile in 13–6 victory|date=October 6, 1940|accessdate=April 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Nebraska
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| score = 7–13
| attend = 41,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Huskers Steal Passing Show from Hoosiers to Win, 13-7|newspaper=Sunday Journal and Star|date=October 13, 1940|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120945313/huskers-steal-passing-show-from/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 10–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| score = 7–20
| attend = 40,000
| source = {{cite news|title=N.U. Triumphs, 20-7: Wildcats Rush To Victory In Final Quarter|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|author=Irving Vaughan|date=October 27, 1940|pages=II-1, II-5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120462482/nu-triumphs-20-7-wildcats-rush-to/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio State
| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| score = 6–21
| attend = 56,667
| source = {{cite news |title=Indiana Beaten; Purdue Victor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111700824/the-courier-journal/ |access-date=October 20, 2022 |work=The Courier-Journal |agency=United Press |date=November 3, 1940 |page=5:4 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Michigan State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 20–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Wisconsin
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 10–27
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Ross–Ade Stadium
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename = Old Oaken Bucket
| score = 3–0
| attend = 30,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Field Goal in Final Seconds Gives Indiana 3-0 Victory Over Purdue: White And Zimmer In I.U. Hall Of Fame|newspaper=The Muncie Sunday Star|author=Harold Harrison|date=November 24, 1940|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120475614/field-goal-in-final-seconds-gives/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1940 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/indiana/1940-schedule.html |website=College Football @ Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=December 31, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=1940 Football Schedule |url=https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/schedule/1940 |publisher=Indiana University |access-date=December 31, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=Indiana Football 2023 Record Book |url=https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2023/23-FB-Record_Book_Full.pdf |publisher=Indiana University |page=13 |access-date=December 31, 2023 }}
1941 NFL draftees
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||
| style="background:#C0C0C0;"
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | End | 6 | 49 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Tackle | 11 | 93 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| align="center" bgcolor=""
| Harold Hursh | Back | 19 | 174 | Cleveland Rams |
References
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