1940 William & Mary Norfolk Division Braves football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1940

| team = William & Mary Norfolk Division Braves

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 0–6

| head_coach = Tommy Scott

| hc_year = 11th

| captain =

| stadium = Foreman Field

| next = 2009

}}

The 1940 William & Mary Norfolk Division Braves football team represented the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary, now referred to as Old Dominion University, during the 1940 college football season. They finished with a 0–6 record, and went all six games without scoring a single point; they also allowed no less than eighteen points in every game.

William & Mary Norfolk was ranked at No. 687 (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}}

This was the last season of football for Old Dominion until they reinstated the football program 69 years later, in 2009.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| w/l = l

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=High Point Panthers|title=High Point}}

| site_stadium = Foreman Field

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| score = 0–33

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = l

| opponent = East Carolina

| site_stadium = Foreman Field

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| score = 0–18

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73240544/craven-mcfee-standouts-in-ectc-win/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Craven, McFee standouts in E.C.T.C. win|date=October 13, 1940|accessdate=March 11, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = l

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Belmont Abbey Crusaders|title=Belmont Abbey}}

| site_stadium = Foreman Field

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| score = 0–48

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91340810/abbey-winner-in-norfolk/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Abbey winner in Norfolk|date=October 20, 1940|accessdate=December 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = l

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=The Apprentice Builders|title=Apprentice}}

| site_stadium = Foreman Field

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| score = 0–21

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| w/l = l

| opponent = Bergen CC

| site_stadium = Foreman Field

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| score = 0–21

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91340066/bergen-college-wins-in-norfolk/|work=The Record|title=Bergen College wins in Norfolk|date=November 9, 1940|accessdate=December 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Bluefield Rams|title=Bluefield}}

| site_stadium = Mitchell Stadium

| site_cityst = Bluefield, VA

| score = 0–25

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91339830/w-m-division-loses-to-bluefield-02/|work=Richmond Times Dispatch|title=W. & M. division loses to Bluefield, 0–25|date=November 17, 1940|accessdate=December 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/o/old_dominion/1940-1944_yearly_results.php|publisher=cfbdatawarehouse.com|title=Old Dominion Game by Game Results|accessdate=October 9, 2016|archive-date=October 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010214245/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/o/old_dominion/1940-1944_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}

References

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William and Mary Norfolk Division

Category:Old Dominion Monarchs football seasons

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William and Mary Norfolk Division Braves football