1940 Manhattan Jaspers football team

The 1940 Manhattan Jaspers football team was an American football team that represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its third season under head coach Herb Kopf, the team compiled a 3–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 165 to 155.[1]

1940 Manhattan Jaspers football
Conference	Independent
1940 record	3–6
Head coach	Herb Kopf (3rd season)
Home stadium	Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium, Randall's Island Stadium

1940 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College			–					11	–	0	–	0
Duquesne			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 14 Penn			–					6	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 12 Fordham			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Princeton			–					5	–	2	–	1
Columbia			–					5	–	2	–	2
Brown			–					6	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					4	–	2	–	2
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					4	–	3	–	0
Harvard			–					3	–	2	–	3
Dartmouth			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					3	–	4	–	1
Buffalo			–					3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Manhattan			–					3	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	7	–	0
Yale			–					1	–	7	–	0
Army			–					1	–	7	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	St. Bonaventure	Randall's Island Stadium New York, NY	W 45–0
October 4	George Washington	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 18–21
October 11	Boston University	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 20–6	9,233
November 18	Detroit	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–6	11,500	[2]
October 25	at Duquesne	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–10
November 2	at No. 9 Boston College	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	L 0–25	5,000
November 9	Marquette	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 45–41
November 16	Villanova	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 6–13
November 23	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 25–33
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1940 Manhattan Jaspers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
2. "U-D Beats Manhattan, 6-0, on Ghesquiere's 80-Yard Run". Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1940. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.