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Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1940 Eastern college football independents records The 1940 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its third season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 6–1–1 record, was ranked No. 14 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 247 to 79.[1] The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
October 5MarylandW 51–0
October 12Yale
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 50–7
October 19PrincetonNo. 9
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 46–28
October 26at No. 3 MichiganNo. 8L 0–15
November 2 No. 14 NavyNo. 15
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 20–0
November 9HarvardNo. 15
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
T 10–10
November 16Army
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 48–0
November 23 No. 5 CornellNo. 12
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 22–20
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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