1940 Millersville Marauders football team

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1940 Millersville Marauders football
PSTCC co-champion
ConferencePennsylvania State Teachers College Conference
Record7–0 (4–0 PSTCC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Pennsylvania State Teachers Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Millersville + 4 0 0 7 0 0
Indiana (PA) + 7 0 1 7 0 1
West Chester 2 0 0 5 2 1
East Stroudsburg 4 1 0 7 1 0
Clarion 2 1 0 4 3 0
Slippery Rock 1 1 1 4 3 1
Kutztown 2 2 0 3 5 0
Shippensburg 2 3 2 3 3 2
Mansfield 2 4 0 3 4 0
California (PA) 1 2 0 1 5 0
Lock Haven 2 5 0 2 7 0
Bloomsburg 1 6 0 1 6 0
Edinboro 0 5 0 0 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1940 Millersville Marauders football team was an American football team that represented Millersville State Teachers College (now known as Millersville University of Pennsylvania) as a member of the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference (PSTCC) during the 1940 college football season. In their third year under head coach Ivan Stehman, the Marauders compiled a 7–0 record (4–0 against PSTCC opponents), won the PSTCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 166 to 25.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at BloomsburgBloomsburg, PAW 12–0[3]
October 5Shepherd*Millersville, PAW 34–0
October 12Montclair State*Millersville, PAW 21–6
October 19at MansfieldMansfield, PAW 20–6[4]
October 26at Blue Ridge*Blue RidgeW 20–6
November 9at ShippensburgShippensburg, PAW 27–73,000[5]
November 16KutztowndaggerMillersville, PAW 32–0[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Teacher's Grid Loop May Be Organized". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. Associated Press. November 13, 1940. p. 15. Retrieved May 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Meier, Ted (November 19, 1940). "Millersville Disputes Indiana's Title Claim". Indiana Gazette. Indiana, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. p. 7. Retrieved May 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Millersville State Teachers Win Opener, 12 To 0 Result". Sunday News (Lancaster, PA). September 29, 1940. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Robert Fagan (October 20, 1940). "Millersville Teachers Record Fourth Straight Victory". Sunday News (Lancaster, PA). p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Robert Fagan (November 10, 1940). "Millersville Teachers Continue Undefeated Record, 27 To 7: Ed Weist Runs Wild Against Shippensburg". Sunday News (Lancaster, PA). p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Richard Gehman (November 17, 1940). "Millersville T. End Season In Unbeaten Class: County Teachers Maul Kutztown Before Homecoming Crowd, 32-0". Sunday News (Lancaster, PA). p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.