1940 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team

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1940 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football
Conference Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record2–6–1 (2–4 KCAC)
Head coach
Seasons
  1939
1941  
1940 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Kansas Wesleyan $ 5 0 16 1 2
Baker 4 2 05 3 0
Ottawa 3 2 14 4 1
Bethany (KS) 3 3 04 5 0
College of Emporia 2 4 02 6 1
McPherson 2 4 02 7 0
Bethel (KS) 1 5 04 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1940 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team represented College of Emporia as a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by Ted Warren in his first and only season as head coach, the Fighting Presbies compiled an overall record of 2–6–1 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the KCAC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 20at Washburn * Topeka, KS L 0–26 [2] [3]
September 28 [4] at Bethany (KS) Lindsborg, KS [4] L 0–7 [4]
October 4at Southwestern (KS) * Winfield, KS T 6–6 [5] [6]
October 11 [4] Emporia State *L 6–47 [7]
October 18 [4] Baker Emporia, KS [4] L 0–9 [4]
October 25 [4] at Kansas Wesleyan Salina, KS [4] L 0–20 [4]
November 1 [4] McPherson Emporia, KS [4] W 7–0 [8]
November 8 [4] at Ottawa Ottawa, KS [4] L 12–14 [9]
November 15 [4] Bethel (KS) Emporia, KS [4] W 13–7 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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