1940 NC State Wolfpack football team
Appearance
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 3–6 (3–5 SoCon) |
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Home stadium | Riddick Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Duke | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1940 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Williams Newton, the team compiled a 3–6 record (3–5 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 161 to 120.[1][2]
NC State was ranked at No. 83 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 20 | vs. William & Mary | W 16–0 | 17,000 | [4] | |||
September 28 | Davidson | W 34–0 | [5] | ||||
October 5 | vs. Clemson | L 7–26 | 14,500 | [6] | |||
October 19 | North Carolina |
| L 7–13 | 15,000 | [7] | ||
October 26 | Mississippi State* |
| L 10–26 | 10,000 | [8] | ||
November 2 | Furman |
| L 6–20 | 12,000 | [9] | ||
November 9 | Wake Forest |
| L 14–20 | 10,000 | [10] | ||
November 16 | at The Citadel | W 20–14 | 3,500 | [11] | |||
November 23 | at Duke | L 6–42 | 10,000 | [12] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1940 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ "Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2019. p. 150. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Underdog N.C. State eleven upsets William and Mary, 16–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 21, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dick Watts leads State to 34–0 win over Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson Tigers rip State Wolfpack by 26 to 7". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina noses out NC State in thriller". The State. October 20, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroons take scoring race". The Chattanooga Times. October 27, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purple Hurricane blows State off of gridiron". The Durham Herald-Sun. November 3, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest rallies to defeat NC State Wolfpack". The State. November 10, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Watts passes and runs State to 20–14 triumph". The Charlotte News. November 17, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blue Devils Score Three Times in Each Half". The Durham Herald-Sun. November 24, 1940. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.