1940 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

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1940 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
SportFootball
Number of teams6
Champion Albion
Football seasons
←  1939
1941  →
1940 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Albion $ 5 –0 –07 –1 –0
Alma 4 –1 –05 –2 –0
Hope 2 –2 –13 –3 –1
Hillsdale 2 –2 –12 –4 –1
Adrian 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
Kalamazoo 0 –5 –01 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the season of college football played by the six member schools of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) as part of the 1940 college football season.

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The Albion Britons, led by head coach Dale R. Sprankle and halfback Morris Trimble, won the MIAA championship with a 7–1 record (5–0 against conference opponents). [1] Albion also won the 1939 MIAA championship, and the 1940 team returned a veteran team except for the center position. [2]

The Alma Scots, led by head coach Gordon MacDonald, finished in second place with a 5–2 record (4–1 against MIAA opponents), losing to Albion on November 9 for its only conference defeat.

Conference overview

Conf. rankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPoints scoredPoints against
1 Albion Dale R. Sprankle 7–15–0
2 Alma Gordon MacDonald 5–24–1
3 Hope Bud Hinga 3–3–12–2–1
4 Hillsdale Dwight Harwood 3–4–11–3–1
5 Adrian Harve A. Oliphant 1–71–4
6 Kalamazoo Chester S. Barnard 1–6–10–5

[3]

Teams

Albion

1940 Albion Britons football
MIAA champion
Conference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1 (5–0 MIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →

The 1940 Albion Britons football team represented Albion College of Albion, Michigan. In their 18th year under head coach Dale R. Sprankle, the Britons compiled a 7–1 record (5–0 against MIAA opponents) and won the MIAA championship. Albion won 14 consecutive games during the 1939 and 1940 season, finally losing to Lake Forest in the final game of the 1940 season. [4]

Three Albion players received first-team honors on the 1940 All-M.I.A.A. football team: halfback Maurice Trimble; end Charles VanderLinde; and guard Walter Ptak. [5]

Albion was ranked at No. 356 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [6]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Mount Union *
W 13–0 [7]
September 28at Kalamazoo Kalamazoo, MI W 7–3 [8]
October 4 Adrian
  • Alumni Field
  • Albion, MI
W 19–0 [9]
October 12at Defiance * Defiance, OH W 34–7 [10]
October 18 Hillsdale
  • Alumni Field
  • Albion, MI
W 19–6 [1] [11]
October 26at Olivet Olivet, MI
November 2at Hope Holland, MI W 6–05,000 [12]
November 9 Alma Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Alumni Field
  • Albion, MI
W 13–03,000 [13]
November 16at Lake Forest* Lake Forest, IL L 7–14 [4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Alma

1940 Alma Scots football
Conference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2 (4–1 MIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →

The 1940 Alma Scots football team represented Alma College of Alma, Michigan. In their fifth year under head coach Gordon MacDonald, the Scots compiled a 5–2 record (4–1 against MIAA opponents) and finished in second place in the MIAA.

Four Alma players were named to the All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football team: quarterback J. Tait; end Keith Carey; tackle E. Ziem; and guard G. Barnett. [5]

Alma was ranked at No. 336 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [6]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Grand Rapids JC W 37–0 [14]
October 4at Hope Holland, MI W 19–7
October 11 Hillsdale Alma, MI W 39–0 [15]
October 19at Adrian Adrian, MI W 14–0 [16]
October 26 Kalamazoo Dagger-14-plain.pngAlma, MIW 19–2 [17]
November 2 Michigan State Normal *
L 7–24 [18]
November 9at Albion Albion, MI L 0–133,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Hope

1940 Hope Flying Dutchmen football
Conference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–3–1 (2–2–1 MIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →

The 1940 Hope Flying Dutchmen football team represented Hope College of Hope, Michigan. In their 10th year under head coach Bud Hinga, the Dutchmen compiled a 3–3–1 record (2–2–1 against MIAA opponents) and finished in third place in the MIAA.

Hope was ranked at No. 443 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [6]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Ferris Institute * Holland, MI W 35–0
September 28at Adrian Adrian, MI W 20–0 [19]
October 4 Alma Holland, MI L 7–19
October 12at Kalamazoo Kalamazoo, MI W 7–0 [20]
October 26at Hillsdale Hillsdale, MI T 6–6 [21]
November 2 Albion Holland, MIL 0–65,000 [12]
November 9 Grand Rapids JC *Holland, MIL 6–10 [22]
  • *Non-conference game

Hillsdale

1940 Hillsdale Dales football
Conference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–4–1 (1–3–1 MIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →

The 1940 Hillsdale Dales football team was an American football team that represented Hillsdale College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1941 college football season. [23] In their 14th year under head coach Dwight Harwood, the Dales compiled a 3–4–1 record (1–3–1 against MIAA opponents) and finished in fourth place out of six teams in the MIAA.

Center Robert Manby was selected as a first-team player on the 1940 All-MIAA football team. [5] Senior fullback Bert Eklund was selected as the team's most valuable player. [24]

Hillsdale was ranked at No. 519 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [6]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Lawrence Tech * Hillsdale, MI L 9–19 [25]
September 28at Grand Rapids JC Grand Rapids, MI L 0–2 [26]
October 4 Kalamazoo Hillsdale, MIW 14–6
October 11at Alma Alma, MI L 0–39 [15]
October 19at Albion Albion, MI L 6–19 [11]
October 26 Hope Hillsdale, MIT 6–6 [21]
November 9 Adrian Hillsdale, MIW 22–6 [27]
  • *Non-conference game

Adrian

1940 Adrian Bulldogs football
Conference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–7 (1–4 MIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →

The 1940 Adrian Bulldogs football team represented Adrian College of Adrian, Michigan. In their third year under head coach Harve A. Oliphant, the Bulldogs compiled a 1–7 record (1–4 against MIAA opponents) and finished in fifth place out of six teams in the MIAA.

Adrian was ranked at No. 611 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [6]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Findlay * Adrian, MI L 0–19 [28]
September 29 Hope Adrian, MIL 0–20 [19]
October 4at Albion Albion, MI L 0–19
October 19 Alma Adrian, MIL 0–14 [16]
October 26at Assumption*
  • Kennedy Collegiate Field
  • Windsor, Ontario
L 0–14 [29]
November 3 Kalamazoo Adrian, MIW 13–12 [30]
November 9at Hillsdale Hillsdale, MI L 6–22 [27]
November 16at Ferris Institute Big Rapids, MI L 0–7 [31]
  • *Non-conference game

Kalamazoo

1940 Kalamazoo Hornets football
Conference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–6–1 (0–5 MIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →

The 1940 Kalamazoo Hornets football team represented Kalamazoo College of Kalamazoo, Michigan. In their 16th year under head coach Chester S. Barnard, the Hornets compiled a 1–6–1 record (0–5 against MIAA opponents) and finished in last place in the MIAA.

Kalamazoo was ranked at No. 468 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [6]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Grand Rapids JC Kalamazoo, MI L 6–20
September 28 Albion Kalamazoo, MIL 3–7 [32]
October 4at Hillsdale Hillsdale, MI L 6–14
October 12 Hope Kalamazoo, MIL 0–7 [20]
October 26at Alma Alma, MI L 2–19 [17]
November 2at Adrian Adrian, MI L 12–13 [30]
November 9at Hiram Hiram, OH T 7–7 [33] [34]
November 15at Michigan State Normal *
W 13–3 [35]
  • *Non-conference game

All-conference team

The following players were selected as first-team players on the All-MIAA football team:

[5]

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