1940 Penn Quakers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1940
| team = Penn Quakers
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| APRank = 14
| record = 6–1–1
| head_coach = George Munger
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain = Ray Frick
| stadium = Franklin Field
}}
{{1940 Eastern college football independents records}}
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 their third season under head coach George Munger, the Quakers compiled a 6–1–1 record, were ranked No. 14 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 247 to 79.{{cite web|title=1940 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=June 25, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1940-schedule.html}}
Penn was ranked at No. 5 (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}}
The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.
Schedule
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|October 5||Maryland||Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|W 51-0|52,000|{{cite news|title=52,000 See Penn Swamp Maryland|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Fred Byrod|date=October 6, 1940|pages=S1, S3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120278074/52000-see-penn-swamp-maryland/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 12||Yale||Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|W 50-7|50,000|{{cite news|title=Penn Hands Yale Worst Defeat, 50-7|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Cy Peterman|date=October 13, 1940|pages=S1, S6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120277139/penn-hands-yale-worst-defeat-50-7/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 19||Princeton|9|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)|W 46-28|55,000|{{cite news|title=Penn's Reagan Defeats Princeton, 46 to 28: Scores Five Touchdowns, Passes for Sixth As 55,000 Witness Rout at Franklin Field|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Cy Peterman|date=October 20, 1940|pages=1S, 3S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48361996/penns-reagan-defeats-princeton-46-to/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 26|at|No. 3 Michigan|8|Michigan Stadium|Ann Arbor, MI|L 0-15|59,913|{{cite news|title=Harmon and Michigan Crush Penn, 14 to 0|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Cy Peterman|date=October 27, 1940|pages=S1, S3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120276297/harmon-and-michigan-crush-penn-14-to-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 2||No. 14 Navy|15|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|W 20-0|70,200|{{cite news|title=70,200 See Penn Roll Over Navy, 20 to 0|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Cy Peterman|date=November 3, 1940|pages=S1, S7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120275939/70200-see-penn-roll-over-navy-20-to-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 9||Harvard|15|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)|T 10-10|35,000|{{cite news|title=Harvard Ties Penn, 10-10: Crimson Holds Favored Rival To Draw Before 35,000 Fans|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Cy Peterman|date=November 10, 1940|pages=S1, S7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120275572/harvard-ties-penn-10-10-crimson-holds/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 16||Army| |Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|W 48-0|47,000|{{cite news|title=Penn Runs Wild to Crush Army, 48-0|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Cy Peterman|date=November 17, 1940|pages=S1, S4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120275114/penn-runs-wild-to-crush-army-48-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 23||No. 5 Cornell|12|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)|W 22-20|80,000|{{cite news|title=80,000 See Penn Beat Cornell, 22 to 20|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Cy Peterman|date=November 24, 1940|pages=S1, S4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120270400/80000-see-penn-beat-cornell-22-to-20/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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