Gopher Football 1940 Season

1940 Schedule Date Opponent W/L/T Score 09/28/1940 Washington (7-2) W 19-14 10/05/1940 Nebraska (8-2) W 13-7 10/19/1940 @ Ohio State (4-4) W 13-7 10/26/1940 Homecoming Iowa (4-4) W 34-6 11/02/1940 @ Northwestern (6-2) W 13-12 11/09/1940 Michigan (7-1) W 7-6 11/16/1940 Purdue (2-6) W 33-6 11/23/1940 @ Wisconsin (4-4) W 22-13

1940 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L T PCT W L T PCT Minnesota 6 0 0 1.000 8 0 0 1.000 Michigan 3 1 0 .750 7 1 0 .875 Northwestern 4 2 0 .667 6 2 0 .750 Wisconsin 3 3 0 .500 4 4 0 .500 Ohio State 3 3 0 .500 4 4 0 .500 Iowa 2 3 0 .400 4 4 0 .500 Indiana 2 3 0 .400 3 5 0 .375 Purdue 1 4 0 .200 2 6 0 .250 Illinois 0 5 0 .000 1 7 0 .125

Season notes:

Coached by Bernie Bierman (9th season).

National Champions! This is the Gophers' 4th National Championship.

1940 Poll Results

Associated Press

1. Minnesota 8-0-0 2. Stanford 10-0-0 3. Michigan 7-1-0 4. Tennessee 10-1-0 5. Boston College 11-0-0 6. Texas A&M 9-1-0 7. Nebraska 8-2-0 8. Northwestern 6-2-0 9. Mississippi State 10-0-1 10. Washington 7-2-0 11. Santa Clara 6-1-1 12. Fordham 7-2-0 13. Georgetown 8-2-0 14. Pennsylvania 6-1-1 15. Cornell 6-2-0 16. Southern Methodist 8-1-1 17. Hardin-Simmons 9-0-0 18. Duke 7-2-0 19. Lafayette 9-0-0 20. Penn State 6-1-1

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1940 Season Bowl Results Rose Bowl - 01/01/1941 Stanford 21, Nebraska 13 Orange Bowl - 01/01/1941 Mississippi State 14, Georgetown 7 Sugar Bowl - 01/01/1941 Boston College 19, Tennessee 13 Cotton Bowl - 01/01/1941 Texas A&M 13, Fordham 12 Sun Bowl - 01/01/1941 Case Reserve 26, Arizona State 13