1940 Northeastern Huskies football team

1940 Northeastern Huskies football
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record2–6 (0–1 NEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKent Street Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Rhode Island State 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Connecticut 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Maine 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Northeastern 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Northeastern Huskies football team represented Northeastern University as a member of the New England Conference (NEC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach James W. Dunn, the Lions compiled an overall record of 2–6, with a conference record of 0–1, and finished fifth in the NEC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Rhode Island State
L 0–10[1]
September 28at Vermont*
L 0–72,500[2]
October 5American International*
L 0–12
October 12at Springfield*
W 12–7[3]
October 19Bates*
  • Kent Street Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 12–3[4]
October 26at Upsala*East Orange, NJL 6–7[5]
November 2Tufts*
  • Kent Street Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 2–12[6]
November 9at Saint Anselm*Manchester, NHL 0–12[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Abruzzi and Keaney lead Rhode Island State to win Over Northeastern, 10–0". The Hartford Courant. September 22, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Catamounts open season with 7–0 win over Northeastern". The Burlington Free Press. September 30, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "N.U. jubilant over first win in two years". The Boston Globe. October 13, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Northeastern beats Bates". Portland Press Herald. October 20, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Upsala turns back Northeastern, 7–6". Asbury Park Press. October 27, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tufts winner over Northeastern, 12 to 2". The Hartford Courant. November 3, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Little St. Anselm's beats Northeastern". The Hartford Courant. November 10, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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