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{{1940 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
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]].
The [[1940 Albion Britons football team|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).<ref name=LSJ10>{{cite news|title=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|newspaper=The Lansing State Journal|date=November 10, 1940|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120420794/albion-retains-miaa-football/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Albion also won the 1939 MIAA championship, and the 1940 team returned a veteran team except for the center position.<ref>{{cite news|title=M.I.A.A. Gridders Will Start Friday|newspaper=The Battle Creek Enquirer and News|date=September 15, 1940|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120420429/miaa-gridders-will-start-friday/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
The [[1940 Alma Scots football team|Alma Scots]], led by head coach [[Gordon MacDonald (American football)|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==
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!width="50"|Conf. record
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|1||[[1940 Albion Britons football team|Albion]]||[[Dale R. Sprankle]]||7–1||5–0|| ||
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|2||[[1940 Alma Scots football team|Alma]]||[[Gordon MacDonald (American football)|Gordon MacDonald]]||5–2||4–1|| ||
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|3||[[1940 Hope Flying Dutchmen football team|Hope]]||[[Bud Hinga]]||3–3–1||2–2–1|| ||
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|4||[[1940 Hillsdale Dales football team|Hillsdale]]||[[Dwight Harwood]]||3–4–1||1–3–1|| ||
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|5||[[1940 Adrian Bulldogs football team|Adrian]]||[[Harve A. Oliphant]]||1–7||1–4|| ||
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|6||[[1940 Kalamazoo Hornets football team|Kalamazoo]]||[[Chester S. Barnard]]||1–6–1||0–5|| ||
|}
<ref>{{cite book|title=The Official 1941 Football Guide with the Official Rules|publisher=A.S. Barnes and Company|editor=Walter R. Okeson|year=1941|page= }}</ref>
==Teams==
===Albion===
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1940
| team = Albion Britons
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
| short_conf = MIAA
| record = 7–1
| conf_record = 5–0
| head_coach = [[Dale R. Sprankle]]
| hc_year = 18th
| captain =
| stadium = Alumni Field
| champion = MIAA champion
}}
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.<ref name=Lake/>
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.<ref name=allmiaa/>
Albion was ranked at No. 356 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the [[Litkenhous Ratings|Litkenhous Difference by Score]] system for 1940.<ref name=Lit>{{cite news|title=Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 19, 1940|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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|September 20||{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Mount Union Purple Raiders|title=Mount Union}}<ncg>|Alumni Field|[[Albion, Michigan|Albion, MI]]|W 13-0||<ref>{{cite news|title=Mt. Union Drops 13-0 To Albion|newspaper=The Sidney Daily News|date=September 21, 1940|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sidney-daily-news-mt-union-drops-13-0-t/134344942/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|September 28|at|[[1940 Kalamazoo Hornets football team|Kalamazoo]]||[[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo, MI]]|W 7-3||<ref>{{cite news|title=Albion Rallies, Wins Against Kalamazoo|newspaper=The Battle Creek Enquirer and News|date=September 29, 1940|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/battle-creek-enquirer-albion-rallies-wi/134345246/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 4||[[1940 Adrian Bulldogs football team|Adrian]]|Alumni Field|Albion, MI|W 19-0||<ref>{{cite news|title=Albion Defeats Adrian, 19 to 0: Overconfident Briton Eleven Scores Second M.I.A.A. Victory|newspaper=The Battle Creek Enquirer and News|date=October 5, 1940|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/battle-creek-enquirer-albion-defeats-adr/134345731/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 12|at|{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Defiance Yellow Jackets|title=Defiance}}<ncg>||[[Defiance, Ohio|Defiance, OH]]|W 34-7||<ref>{{cite news|title=Albion Rolls Over Defiance, 34-7|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 13, 1940|page=Sports 7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-albion-rolls-over-def/134346421/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 18||[[1940 Hillsdale Dales football team|Hillsdale]]|Alumni Field|Albion, MI|W 19-6||<ref name=LSJ10/><ref name=albhill>{{cite news|title=Albion College Defeats 'Dales|newspaper=Battle Creek Enquirer and News|date=October 19, 1940|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120420541/albion-college-defeats-dales/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 26|at|Olivet||[[Olivet, Michigan|Olivet, MI]]| ||
|November 2|at|[[1940 Hope Flying Dutchmen football team|Hope]]||[[Holland, Michigan|Holland, MI]]|W 6-0|5,000|<ref name=hopal>{{cite news|title=Albion Keeps Its Record Clean|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 3, 1940|page=Sport 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120387496/albion-keeps/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 9||[[1940 Alma Scots football team|Alma]]<hc>|Alumni Field|Albion, MI|W 13-0|3,000|<ref name=albma>{{cite news|title=Albion Beats Alma to Win M.I.A.A. Title|newspaper=The Detroit Free Press|date=November 10, 1940|page=Sports 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120387119/albion-beats-alma-to-win-miaa-title/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 16|at|Lake Forest<ncg>||[[Lake Forest, Illinois|Lake Forest, IL]]|L 7-14||<ref name=Lake>{{cite news|title=Albion's 14 Game Streak Ended by Lake Forest, 14-7|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=November 17, 1940|page=II-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120420644/albions-14-game-streak-ended-by-lake/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
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===Alma===
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1940
| team = Alma Scots
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
| short_conf = MIAA
| record = 5–2
| conf_record = 4–1
| head_coach = [[Gordon MacDonald (American football)|Gordon MacDonald]]
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium =
}}
The '''1940 Alma Scots football team''' represented [[Alma College]] of [[Alma, Michigan]]. In their fifth year under head coach [[Gordon MacDonald (American football)|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.<ref name=allmiaa/>
Alma was ranked at No. 336 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the [[Litkenhous Ratings|Litkenhous Difference by Score]] system for 1940.<ref name=Lit/>
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|September 20||[[Grand Rapids Community College|Grand Rapids JC]]|||W 37-0||<ref>{{cite news|title=Alma Thumps Opening Foe|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|date=September 21, 1940|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-alma-thumps-openin/134357385/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 4|at|[[1940 Hope Flying Dutchmen football team|Hope]]||[[Holland, Michigan|Holland, MI]]|W 19-7||
|October 11||[[1940 Hillsdale Dales football team|Hillsdale]]||[[Alma, Michigan|Alma, MI]]|W 39-0||<ref name=halm>{{cite news|title=Alma Sinks Dales, 39 to 0|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|date=October 12, 1940|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-alma-sinks-dales/134362245/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 19|at|[[1940 Adrian Bulldogs football team|Adrian]]||[[Adrian, Michigan|Adrian, MI]]|W 14-0||<ref name=almadr>{{cite news|title=Surprising Adrian Team Holds Alma to 14 Points|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 20, 1940|page=Sport 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-surprising-adrian-tea/134356776/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 26||[[1940 Kalamazoo Hornets football team|Kalamazoo]]<hc>||Alma, MI|W 19-2||<ref name=kalma>{{cite news|title=Alma Rolls Up 19-2 Victory|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 27, 1940|page=Sport 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-alma-rolls-up-19-2-vi/134356359/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 2||[[1940 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team|Michigan State Normal]]<ncg>|Briggs Field|[[Ypsilanti, Michigan|Ypsilanti, MI]]|L 7-24||<ref>{{cite news|title=Hurons Trounce Alma, 24-7, For First Grid Victory|newspaper=The Ypsilanti Daily Press|date=November 4, 1940|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ypsilanti-daily-press-hurons-trounce/134354034/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 9|at|[[1940 Albion Britons football team|Albion]]||[[Albion, Michigan|Albion, MI]]|L 0-13|3,000|<ref name=albma/>
}}
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===Hope===
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1940
| team = Hope Flying Dutchmen
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
| short_conf = MIAA
| record = 3–3–1
| conf_record = 2–2–1
| head_coach = [[Bud Hinga]]
| hc_year = 10th
| captain =
| stadium =
}}
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 Ratings|Litkenhous Difference by Score]] system for 1940.<ref name=Lit/>
{{CFB schedule
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 20||{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Ferris Institute Bulldogs|title=Ferris Institute}}<ncg>||[[Holland, Michigan|Holland, MI]]|W 35-0||
|September 28|at|[[1940 Adrian Bulldogs football team|Adrian]]||[[Adrian, Michigan|Adrian, MI]]|W 20-0||<ref name=adhope>{{cite news|title=Hope Defeats Adrian, 20 to 0: All Three Touchdowns Come as a Result of Long Gallops|newspaper=The Detroit Free Press|date=September 29, 1940|page=Sport 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120408493/hope-defeats-adrian-20-to-0-all-three/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 4||[[1940 Alma Scots football team|Alma]]||[[Holland, Michigan|Holland, MI]]|L 7-19||
|October 12|at|[[1940 Kalamazoo Hornets football team|Kalamazoo]]||[[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo, MI]]|W 7-0||<ref name=kalhope>{{cite news|title=Hope's Passes Beat Hornets |newspaper=The Lansing State Journal |date=October 13, 1940 |page=19 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120407243/hopes-passes-beat-hornets/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 26|at|[[1940 Hillsdale Dales football team|Hillsdale]]||[[Hillsdale, Michigan|Hillsdale, MI]]|T 6-6||<ref name=hopehill/>
|November 2||[[1940 Albion Britons football team|Albion]]||Holland, MI|L 0-6|5,000|<ref name=hopal/>
|November 9||[[Grand Rapids Community College|Grand Rapids JC]]<ncg>||Holland, MI|L 6-10||<ref>{{cite news|title=G.R. College Conquers Hope, 19-6|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|date=November 9, 1940|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120420105/gr-college-conquers-hope-19-6/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
===Hillsdale===
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1940
| team = Hillsdale Dales
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
| short_conf = MIAA
| record = 3–4–1
| conf_record = 1–3–1
| head_coach= [[Dwight Harwood]]
| hc_year = 14th
| captain =
| stadium =
}}
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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hillsdale 11 Lacks Power of Past Years|newspaper=The News-Palladium|date=September 18, 1940|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-palladium-hillsdale-11-lacks/134343159/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> 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.<ref name=allmiaa/> Senior fullback Bert Eklund was selected as the team's most valuable player.<ref>{{cite news|title=Most Valuable Player|newspaper=The Ypsilanti Daily Press|date=November 16, 1940|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ypsilanti-daily-press-most-valuable/134342820/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
Hillsdale was ranked at No. 519 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the [[Litkenhous Ratings|Litkenhous Difference by Score]] system for 1940.<ref name=Lit/>
{{CFB schedule
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 20||[[1940 Lawrence Tech Blue Devils football team|Lawrence Tech]]<ncg>||[[Hillsdale, Michigan|Hillsdale, MI]]|L 9-19||<ref>{{cite news|title=Lawrence Tech Beats Dales, 19-9|newspaper=The Detroit Free Press|date=September 21, 1940|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120408881/lawrence-tech-beats-dales-19-9/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|September 28|at|[[Grand Rapids Community College|Grand Rapids JC]]||[[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids, MI]]|L 0-2||<ref>{{cite news|title=Grand Rapids Ekes Out 2-0 Triumph|newspaper=Port Huron Times Herald|date=September 29, 1940|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-herald-grand-rapids-ekes-out-2/134342237/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 4||[[1940 Kalamazoo Hornets football team|Kalamazoo]]||Hillsdale, MI|W 14-6||
|October 11|at|[[1940 Alma Scots football team|Alma]]||[[Alma, Michigan|Alma, MI]]|L 0-39||<ref name=halm/>
|October 19|at|[[1940 Albion Britons football team|Albion]]||[[Albion, Michigan|Albion, MI]]|L 6-19||<ref name=albhill/>
|October 26||[[1940 Hope Flying Dutchmen football team|Hope]]||Hillsdale, MI|T 6-6||<ref name=hopehill>{{cite news|title=Hope and Hillsdale Play to 6-6 Tie|newspaper=The Detroit Free Press|date=October 27, 1940|page=Sport 7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120409110/hope-and-hillsdale-play-to-6-6-tie/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 9||[[1940 Adrian Bulldogs football team|Adrian]]||Hillsdale, MI|W 22-6||<ref name=adhill/>
}}
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===Adrian===
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1940
| team = Adrian Bulldogs
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
| short_conf = MIAA
| record = 1–7
| conf_record = 1–4
| head_coach = [[Harve A. Oliphant]]
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium =
}}
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 Ratings|Litkenhous Difference by Score]] system for 1940.<ref name=Lit/>
{{CFB schedule
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|September 21||{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Findlay Oilers|title=Findlay}}<ncg>||[[Adrian, Michigan|Adrian, MI]]|L 0-19||<ref name=adfind>{{cite news|title=Adrian Is Beaten by Findlay, 19-0|newspaper=The Detroit Free Press|date=September 22, 1940|page=Sport 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120408161/adrian-is-beaten-by-findlay-19-0/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|September 29||[[1940 Hope Flying Dutchmen football team|Hope]]||Adrian, MI|L 0-20||<ref name=adhope/>
|October 4|at|[[1940 Albion Britons football team|Albion]]||[[Albion, Michigan|Albion, MI]]|L 0-19||
|October 19||[[1940 Alma Scots football team|Alma]]||Adrian, MI|L 0-14||<ref name=almadr/>
|October 26|at|Assumption<ncg>|Kennedy Collegiate Field|Windsor, Ontario|L 0-14||<ref>{{cite news|title=Assumption Game Is Moved Up|newspaper=The Detroit Free Press|date=October 25, 1940|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120420232/assumption-game-is-moved-up/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 3||[[1940 Kalamazoo Hornets football team|Kalamazoo]]||Adrian, MI|W 13-12||<ref name=adkal/>
|November 9|at|[[1940 Hillsdale Dales football team|Hillsdale]]||[[Hillsdale, Michigan|Hillsdale, MI]]|L 6-22||<ref name=adhill>{{cite news|title=Hillsdale Victor over Adrian, 22-6|newspaper=The Detroit Free Press|date=November 10, 1940|page=Sports 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120407896/hillsdale-victor-over-adrian-22-6/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 16|at|{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Ferris Institute Bulldogs|title=Ferris Institute}}||[[Big Rapids, Michigan|Big Rapids, MI]]|L 0-7||<ref>{{cite news|title=Ferris Beats Adrian For Only Win of Year|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|date=November 17, 1940|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-ferris-beats-adria/134341599/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
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===Kalamazoo===
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1940
| team = Kalamazoo Hornets
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
| short_conf = MIAA
| record = 1–6–1
| conf_record = 0–5
| head_coach = [[Chester S. Barnard]]
| hc_year = 16th
| captain =
| stadium =
}}
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 Ratings|Litkenhous Difference by Score]] system for 1940.<ref name=Lit/>
{{CFB schedule
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 20||[[Grand Rapids Community College|Grand Rapids JC]]||[[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo, MI]]|L 6-20||
|September 28||[[1940 Albion Britons football team|Albion]]||Kalamazoo, MI|L 3-7||<ref name=kalb>{{cite news|title=Albion Rallies, Wins Against Kalamazoo|newspaper=The Battle Creek Enquirer and News|date=September 29, 1940|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/battle-creek-enquirer-albion-rallies-wi/134359737/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 4|at|[[1940 Hillsdale Dales football team|Hillsdale]]||[[Hillsdale, Michigan|Hillsdale, MI]]|L 6-14||
|October 12||[[1940 Hope Flying Dutchmen football team|Hope]]||Kalamazoo, MI|L 0-7||<ref name=kalhope/>
|October 26|at|[[1940 Alma Scots football team|Alma]]||[[Alma, Michigan|Alma, MI]]|L 2-19||<ref name=kalma/>
|November 2|at|[[1940 Adrian Bulldogs football team|Adrian]]||[[Adrian, Michigan|Adrian, MI]]|L 12-13||<ref name=adkal>{{cite news|title='Scoreless Wonders' Of Adrian at Last Win|newspaper=The Battle Creek Enquirer and News|date=November 3, 1940|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120409610/scoreless-wonders-of-adrian-at-last/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 9|at|{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Hiram Terriers|title=Hiram}}||[[Hiram, Ohio|Hiram, OH]]|T 7-7||<ref>{{cite news|title=Kalamazoo, Hiram Tie|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|date=November 10, 1940|page=2C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-kalamazoo-hira/134339825/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kalamazoo College Holds Hiram To Tie|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|date=November 10, 1940|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-kalamazoo-college/134339697/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 15|at|[[1940 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team|Michigan State Normal]]<ncg>|Briggs Field|[[Ypsilanti, Michigan|Ypsilanti, MI]]|W 13-3||<ref>{{cite news|title=Hurons Conclude Season With 13-3 Loss to Kalamazoo|newspaper=The Ypsilanti Daily Press|date=November 16, 1940|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120410033/hurons-conclude-season-with-13-3-loss/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
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==All-conference team==
The following players were selected as first-team players on the All-MIAA football team:
* Quarterback - J. Tait, [[1940 Alma Scots football team|Alma]]
* Fullback - Robert Montgomery
* Halfbacks - Morris Trimble, [[1940 Albion Britons football team|Albion]]; Steve Dalla, [[1940 Kalamazoo Hornets football team|Kalamazoo]]
* Ends - Keith Carey, Alma; Charles Vanderlinde, Albion
* Tackles - Dick Thompson, [[1940 Adrian Bulldogs football team|Adrian]]; Paul Van Kueren, Kalamazoo; E. Ziem, Alma
* Guards - Walter Ptak, Albion; G. Barnett, Alma
* Center - Robert Manby, [[1940 Hillsdale Dales football team|Hillsdale]]
<ref name=allmiaa>{{cite news|title=Alma Places Four Players On All-M.I.A.A. Eleven|newspaper=The Lansing State Journal|date=November 17, 1940|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120380822/alma-places-four-players-on/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
==References==
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