1940 Wittenberg Tigers football team

1940 Wittenberg Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record8–0 (6–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWittenberg Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wittenberg $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Kent State 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Case 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Muskingum 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Heidelberg 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Wooster 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Capital 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Ohio Northern 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Toledo 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Kenyon 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Marietta 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
Findlay 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Otterbein 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Oberlin 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Ashland 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 4 – 1
John Carroll 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Mount Union 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Wittenberg Tigers football team, also known as the Fighting Lutherans, represented the Wittenberg University of Springfield, Ohio, as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) durining the 1940 college football season. In their 12th year under head coach Bill Stobbs, the Tigers compiled an 8–0 record (6–0 in conference games) and won the OAC championship.[1] It was the fifth undefeated season in Wittenberg football history, following prior undefeated seasons in 1918, 1919, 1920, and 1931.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at Bowling Green
W 14–05,000[3]
October 12Ohio Northern
  • Wittenberg Stadium
  • Springfield, OH
W 13–02,500
October 19at Denison*Granville, OHW 8–6
October 26at Lawrence Tech*
W 20–05,000[4][5][6]
November 2Oberlindagger
  • Wittenberg Stadium
  • Springfield, OH
W 19–7[7]
November 9Marietta
  • Wittenberg Stadium
  • Springfield, OH
W 26–7
November 16at Mount UnionAlliance, OHW 26–0
November 21Heidelberg
  • Wittenberg Stadium
  • Springfield, OH
W 35–13[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ a b "Wittenberg Is New Conference Champion: Fighting Lutherans Beat Heidelberg, 35-13, To End Season Undefeaated, United". The Springfield Daily News. November 22, 1940. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wittenberg Football 2009 Online Media Guide" (PDF). Wittenberg University. 2009. p. 6. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Falcons Bow To Wittenberg: B.G. Forced To Make Many Goal Line Stands". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 7, 1940. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wittenberg Eleven Plays In Homecoming Program At Lawrence Tech Next Week". The Springfield News-Sun. October 20, 1940. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Blue Devils Lose, 20-0: Fumbles Spoil Their Scoring Chances in Last Period". The Detroit Free Press. October 27, 1940. p. Sport 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lutherans Stay in Unbeaten Ranks, 20-0: Johnny Kostyo Runs Wild Against Lawrence Tech In Fourth Win Of Wittenberg". The Springfield News-Sun. October 27, 1940. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Len Barber (November 3, 1940). "Wittenberg Turns Back Oberlin, 19 to 7: Dick And Bob Caton Star In 5th Straight Triumph Of Lutheran Grid Machine". Springfield News-Sun. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.