1940 Central Michigan Bearcats football team information
American college football season
1940Central Michigan Bearcats football
Conference
Independent
Record
4–3–1
Head coach
Ron Finch (4th season)
Home stadium
Alumni Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Midwestern college football independents records
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t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Wayne
–
4
–
1
–
3
Detroit
–
7
–
2
–
0
Notre Dame
–
7
–
2
–
0
Xavier
–
7
–
3
–
0
Ohio
–
5
–
2
–
2
Dayton
–
6
–
3
–
0
Cincinnati
–
5
–
3
–
1
Wichita
–
6
–
4
–
0
Central Michigan
–
4
–
3
–
1
Marquette
–
4
–
4
–
0
Michigan State
–
3
–
4
–
1
Ohio Wesleyan
–
2
–
4
–
3
Akron
–
2
–
5
–
2
Western State Teachers (MI)
–
2
–
5
–
0
Michigan State Normal
–
1
–
5
–
1
Miami (OH)
–
0
–
7
–
1
The 1940 Central Michigan Bearcats football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Ron Finch, the Bearcats compiled a 4–3–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 88 to 60. The team achieved shut out victories over Ferris State (37–0), Ball State (7–0), Michigan State Normal (24–0), and DeSales (7–0), tied Wayne State (7–7), and lost to Northern Illinois (6–9), Bradley (0–19), and Eastern Kentucky (0–25).[1][2]
Central Michigan was ranked at No. 271 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]
^"Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
^"Central Michigan Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
^Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
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