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American college football season

1940 La Salle Explorers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
Home stadiumMcCarthy Stadium
Seasons← 19391941 →
1940 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boston College   –   11 – 0 – 0
Duquesne   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 14 Penn   –   6 – 1 – 1
Penn State   –   6 – 1 – 1
No. 12 Fordham   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
La Salle   –   6 – 2 – 0
Princeton   –   5 – 2 – 1
Columbia   –   5 – 2 – 2
Brown   –   6 – 3 – 1
Bucknell   –   4 – 2 – 2
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 3 – 0
Hofstra   –   4 – 3 – 0
Harvard   –   3 – 2 – 3
Dartmouth   –   5 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   4 – 4 – 1
Tufts   –   4 – 4 – 0
Vermont   –   4 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   3 – 4 – 1
Buffalo   –   3 – 5 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   3 – 5 – 0
Manhattan   –   3 – 6 – 0
Providence   –   3 – 6 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 7 – 0
Yale   –   1 – 7 – 0
Army   –   1 – 7 – 1
CCNY   –   1 – 5 – 1
Massachusetts State   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 La Salle Explorers football team was an American football team that represented La Salle College (now known as La Salle University) as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Henry, the Explorers compiled a 6–2 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at NiagaraL 6–215,500
September 27at West ChesterW 13–09,000
October 13at CanisiusL 0–68,189
October 19Davis & ElkinsW 19–62,000
October 27Mount St. Mary's
  • McCarthy Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13–02,000
November 3Scranton
  • McCarthy Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 12–63,000
November 10at ProvidenceW 13–73,000
November 23at Pennsylvania Military CollegeW 31–6

References

  1. "Niagara uses air lanes to defeat LaSalle, 21–6". Buffalo Evening News. September 23, 1940. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "La Salle wins, 13–0, over West Chester". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 28, 1940. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Blocked punt triumphs for Canisius". Buffalo Evening News. October 14, 1940. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "La Salle beats Davis & Elkins, 19 to 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 20, 1940. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "LaSalle defeats Mt. St. Mary's, 13–0". Harrisburg Telegraph. October 28, 1940. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "La Salle trims Scranton eleven, 12 to 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 4, 1940. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "La Salle jolts Providence". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 11, 1940. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "La Salle crushes P.M.C., 31 to 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 24, 1940. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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