1940 NC State Wolfpack football team

1940 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–6 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Williams Newton (4th season)
Home stadium	Riddick Stadium

1940 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Clemson $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Duke	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
VMI	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Furman	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	1	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
VPI	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Maryland	0	–	1	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1940 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Williams Newton, the team compiled a 3–6 record (3–5 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 161 to 120.^[1][2]

NC State was ranked at No. 83 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	vs. William & Mary	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	W 16–0	17,000	[4]
September 28	Davidson	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 34–0		[5]
October 5	vs. Clemson	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC (rivalry)	L 7–26	14,500	[6]
October 19	North Carolina	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 7–13	15,000	[7]
October 26	Mississippi State*	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 10–26	10,000	[8]
November 2	Furman	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 6–20	12,000	[9]
November 9	Wake Forest	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 14–20	10,000	[10]
November 16	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 20–14	3,500	[11]
November 23	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	L 6–42	10,000	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1940 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
2. "Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2019. p. 150. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Underdog N.C. State eleven upsets William and Mary, 16–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 21, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Dick Watts leads State to 34–0 win over Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Clemson Tigers rip State Wolfpack by 26 to 7". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "North Carolina noses out NC State in thriller". The State. October 20, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Maroons take scoring race". The Chattanooga Times. October 27, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Purple Hurricane blows State off of gridiron". The Durham Herald-Sun. November 3, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Wake Forest rallies to defeat NC State Wolfpack". The State. November 10, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Watts passes and runs State to 20–14 triumph". The Charlotte News. November 17, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Blue Devils Score Three Times in Each Half". The Durham Herald-Sun. November 24, 1940. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.