1940 William & Mary Norfolk Division Braves football team

1940 William & Mary Norfolk Division Braves football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–6
Head coach	Tommy Scott (11th season)
Home stadium	Foreman Field

1940 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 13 Georgetown			–					8	–	2	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	2	–	1
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	3	–	0
Western Maryland			–					5	–	3	–	0
George Washington			–					5	–	3	–	1
Catholic University			–					4	–	3	–	1
West Virginia			–					4	–	4	–	1
Virginia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Georgia Teachers			–					3	–	5	–	0
Roanoke			–					2	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					1	–	7	–	3
William & Mary Norfolk			–					0	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 William & Mary Norfolk Division Braves football team represented the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary, now referred to as Old Dominion University, during the 1940 college football season. They finished with a 0–6 record, and went all six games without scoring a single point; they also allowed no less than eighteen points in every game.

William & Mary Norfolk was ranked at No. 687 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[1]

This was the last season of football for Old Dominion until they reinstated the football program 69 years later, in 2009.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 4	High Point	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	L 0–33
October 12	East Carolina	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	L 0–18	[2]
October 19	Belmont Abbey	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	L 0–48	[3]
October 26	Apprentice	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	L 0–21
November 8	Bergen CC	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	L 0–21	[4]
November 16	at Bluefield	Mitchell Stadium Bluefield, VA	L 0–25	[5]

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References

1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Craven, McFee standouts in E.C.T.C. win". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Abbey winner in Norfolk". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1940. Retrieved December 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bergen College wins in Norfolk". The Record. November 9, 1940. Retrieved December 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "W. & M. division loses to Bluefield, 0–25". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 17, 1940. Retrieved December 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Old Dominion Game by Game Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.