1940 Niagara Purple Eagles football team

1940 Niagara Purple Eagles football
Little Three champion
ConferenceWestern New York Little Three Conference
Record6–1–1 (2–0 Little Three)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →

The 1940 Niagara Purple Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Niagara University in the Western New York Little Three Conference (Little Three) during the 1940 college football season. Niagara compiled a 6–1–1 record (2–0 in the Little Three), won the Little Three championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 102 to 31.[1] Joe Bach was the head coach for the fourth year.

Niagara was ranked at No. 155 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22La Salle*Niagara Falls, NYW 21–6[3]
September 29at Saint Vincent*
L 0–66,500[4]
October 6CanisiusNiagara Falls, NYW 26–7[5]
October 13Providence*Niagara Falls, NYW 14–0[6]
October 20vs. St. BonaventureBuffalo, NYW 20–0[7]
November 2at Detroit Tech*
W 7–6[8]
November 9Waynesburg*Niagara Falls, NYW 14–6[9]
November 17Scranton*Niagara Falls, NYT 0–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1940 - Niagara (NY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Niagara Air Attack Downs La Salle by 21-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 23, 1940 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pass Wins Close Game For Bearcats Over Niagara University, 6-0". Latrobe Bulletin. September 30, 1940. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eagles Rout Canisius by 26-7 Margin". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 7, 1940 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "DeSantis Leads Niagara to Win Over Providence". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 14, 1940 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Niagara Wins 'Little 3' Title". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 21, 1940 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Niagara Edges Out Dynamics: Detroit Tech Bows, 7 to 6". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1940. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "DeSantis Paces Niagara Eleven To 14-6 Victory". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 10, 1940. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Niagara, Scranton In 0-0 Tie". Olean times Herald. November 18, 1940. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.