1940 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

The 1940 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the season of college football played by the six member schools of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) as part of the 1940 college football season.

1940 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
SportFootball
Number of teams6
ChampionAlbion
1940 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Albion $ 5 –0 –07 –1 –0
Alma 4 –1 –05 –2 –0
Hope 2 –2 –13 –3 –1
Hillsdale 2 –2 –12 –4 –1
Adrian 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
Kalamazoo 0 –5 –01 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The Albion Britons, led by head coach Dale R. Sprankle and halfback Morris Trimble, won the MIAA championship with a 7–1 record (5–0 against conference opponents).[1] Albion also won the 1939 MIAA championship, and the 1940 team returned a veteran team except for the center position.[2]

The Alma Scots, led by head coach Gordon MacDonald, finished in second place with a 5–2 record (4–1 against MIAA opponents), losing to Albion on November 9 for its only conference defeat.

Conference overview
Conf. rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record Points scored Points against
1AlbionDale R. Sprankle7–15–0
2AlmaGordon MacDonald5–24–1
3HopeBud Hinga3–3–12–2–1
4HillsdaleDwight Harwood3–4–11–3–1
5AdrianHarve A. Oliphant1–71–4
6KalamazooChester S. Barnard1–6–10–5

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Teams

Albion
1940 Albion Britons football
MIAA champion
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1 (5–0 MIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field

The 1940 Albion Britons football team represented Albion College of Albion, Michigan. In their 18th year under head coach Dale R. Sprankle, the Britons compiled a 7–1 record (5–0 against MIAA opponents) and won the MIAA championship. Albion won 14 consecutive games during the 1939 and 1940 season, finally losing to Lake Forest in the final game of the 1940 season.[4]

Three Albion players received first-team honors on the 1940 All-M.I.A.A. football team: halfback Maurice Trimble; end Charles VanderLinde; and guard Walter Ptak.[5]

Albion was ranked at No. 356 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[6]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Mount Union*
W 13–0
September 28at KalamazooKalamazoo, MIW 7–3
October 4Adrian
  • Alumni Field
  • Albion, MI
W 19–0
October 12at Defiance*Defiance, OHW 34–7
October 18Hillsdale
  • Alumni Field
  • Albion, MI
W 19–6[1][7]
October 26at OlivetOlivet, MI
November 2at HopeHolland, MIW 6–05,000[8]
November 9Almadagger
  • Alumni Field
  • Albion, MI
W 13–03,000[9]
November 16at Lake ForestLake Forest, ILL 7–14[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

Alma
1940 Alma Scots football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2 (4–1 MIAA)
Head coach

The 1940 Alma Scots football team represented Alma College of Alma, Michigan. In their fifth year under head coach Gordon MacDonald, the Scots compiled a 5–2 record (4–1 against MIAA opponents) and finished in second place in the MIAA.

Four Alma players were named to the All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football team: quarterback J. Tait; end Keith Carey; tackle E. Ziem; and guard G. Barnett.[5]

Alma was ranked at No. 336 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[6]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Grand Rapids UW 37–0
October 4at HopeHolland, MIW 19–7
October 11HillsdaleAlma, MIW 39–0
October 19at AdrianAdrian, MIW 14–0
October 26KalamazoodaggerAlma, MIW 19–2
November 2Michigan State Normal*
L 7–24
November 9at AlbionAlbion, MIL 0–133,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

Hope
1940 Hope Flying Dutchmen football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–3–1 (2–2–1 MIAA)
Head coach
  • Bud Hinga (10th season)

The 1940 Hope Flying Dutchmen football team represented Hope College of Hope, Michigan. In their 10th year under head coach Bud Hinga, the Dutchmen compiled a 3–3–1 record (2–2–1 against MIAA opponents) and finished in third place in the MIAA.

Hope was ranked at No. 443 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[6]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September Ferris
September 28at AdrianAdrian, MIW 20–0[10]
October 4AlmaHolland, MIL 7–19
October 12at KalamazooKalamazoo, MIW 7–0[11]
October 26at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIT 6–6[12]
November 2AlbionHolland, MIL 0–65,000[8]
November 9Grand Rapids JC*Holland, MIL 6–10[13]
  • *Non-conference game

Hillsdale
1940 Hillsdale Dales football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–4–1 (1–3–1 MIAA)
Head coach

The 1940 Hillsdale Dales football team was an American football team that represented Hillsdale College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1941 college football season. In their 14th year under head coach Dwight Harwood, the Dales compiled a 3–4–1 record (1–3–1 against MIAA opponents) and finished in fourth place out of six teams in the MIAA.

Center Robert Manby was selected as a first-team player on the 1940 All-MIAA football team.[5]

Hillsdale was ranked at No. 519 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[6]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Lawrence Tech*Hillsdale, MIL 9–19[14]
October 4KalamazooHillsdale, MIW 14–6
October 11at AlmaAlma, MIL 0–39
October 19at AlbionAlbion, MIL 6–19[7]
October 26HopeHillsdale, MIT 6–6[12]
November 9AdrianHillsdale, MIW 22–6[15]
  • *Non-conference game

Adrian
1940 Adrian Bulldogs football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–7 (1–4 MIAA)
Head coach

The 1940 Adrian Bulldogs football team represented Adrian College of Adrian, Michigan. In their third year under head coach Harve A. Oliphant, the Bulldogs compiled a 1–7 record (1–4 against MIAA opponents) and finished in fifth place out of six teams in the MIAA.

Adrian was ranked at No. 611 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[6]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Findlay*Adrian, MIL 0–19[16]
September 29HopeAdrian, MIL 0–20[10]
October 4at AlbionAlbion, MIL 0–19
October 19AlmaAdrian, MIL 0–14
October 26at Assumption*
  • Kennedy Collegiate Field
  • Windsor, Ontario
L 0–14[17]
November 3KalamazooAdrian, MIW 13–12[18]
November 9at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIL 6–22[15]
  • *Non-conference game

Kalamazoo
1940 Kalamazoo Hornets football
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–6–1 (0–5 MIAA)
Head coach

The 1940 Kalamazoo Hornets football team represented Kalamazoo College of Kalamazoo, Michigan. In their 16th year under head coach Chester S. Barnard, the Hornets compiled a 1–6–1 record (0–5 against MIAA opponents) and finished in last place in the MIAA.

Kalamazoo was ranked at No. 468 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[6]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September Grand Rapids JCL
September 28AlbionKalamazoo, MIL 3–7
October 4at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIL 6–14
October 12HopeKalamazoo, MIL 0–7[11]
October 26at AlmaAlma, MIL 2–19
November 2at AdrianAdrian, MIL 12–13[18]
November 15at Michigan State Normal*
W 13–3[19]
  • *Non-conference game

All-conference team

The following players were selected as first-team players on the All-MIAA football team:

  • Quarterback - J. Tait, Alma
  • Fullback - Robert Montgomery
  • Halfbacks - Morris Trimble, Albion; Steve Dalla, Kalamazoo
  • Ends - Keith Carey, Alma; Charles Vanderlinde, Albion
  • Tackles - Dick Thompson, Adrian; Paul Van Kueren, Kalamazoo; E. Ziem, Alma
  • Guards - Walter Ptak, Albion; G. Barnett, Alma
  • Center - Robert Manby, Hillsdale

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References
  1. "Albion Retains M.I.A.A. Football Championship: Britons Beat Alma, 12 to 0; Albion Wins 14th Straight to Complete First Unbeaten season Since 1928". The Lansing State Journal. November 10, 1940. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "M.I.A.A. Gridders Will Start Friday". The Battle Creek Enquirer and News. September 15, 1940. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Walter R. Okeson, ed. (1941). The Official 1941 Football Guide with the Official Rules. A.S. Barnes and Company.
  4. "Albion's 14 Game Streak Ended by Lake Forest, 14-7". Chicago Tribune. November 17, 1940. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Alma Places Four Players On All-M.I.A.A. Eleven". The Lansing State Journal. November 17, 1940. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Albion College Defeats 'Dales". Battle Creek Enquirer and News. October 19, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Albion Keeps Its Record Clean". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1940. p. Sport 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Albion Beats Alma to Win M.I.A.A. Title". The Detroit Free Press. November 10, 1940. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Hope Defeats Adrian, 20 to 0: All Three Touchdowns Come as a Result of Long Gallops". The Detroit Free Press. September 29, 1940. p. Sport 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Hope's Passes Beat Hornets". The Lansing State Journal. October 13, 1940. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Hope and Hillsdale Play to 6-6 Tie". The Detroit Free Press. October 27, 1940. p. Sport 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "G.R. College Conquers Hope, 19-6". Lansing State Journal. November 9, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Lawrence Tech Beats Dales, 19-9". The Detroit Free Press. September 21, 1940. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Hillsdale Victor over Adrian, 22-6". The Detroit Free Press. November 10, 1940. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Adrian Is Beaten by Findlay, 19-0". The Detroit Free Press. September 22, 1940. p. Sport 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Assumption Game Is Moved Up". The Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1940. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. "'Scoreless Wonders' Of Adrian at Last Win". The Battle Creek Enquirer and News. November 3, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. "Hurons Conclude Season With 13-3 Loss to Kalamazoo". The Ypsilanti Daily Press. November 16, 1940. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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