College Football Teams in 1940

1940 was the seventy-second college football season in the United States. Name all of the teams that played.

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Big Six Conference
Team		Current Conference
Iowa State		Big 12
Kansas		Big 12
Kansas State		Big 12
Missouri		SEC
Nebraska		Big Ten
Oklahoma		SEC

California Collegiate Athletic Association
Team		Current Conference
Fresno State		Mountain West
San Diego State		Mountain West
San Jose State		Mountain West
Santa Barbara State		no team (D-I)

Middle Three Conference
Team		Current Conference
Lafayette		Patriot (FCS)
Lehigh		Patriot (FCS)
Rutgers		Big Ten

Missouri Valley Conference
Team		Current Conference
Creighton		no team (D-I)
Drake		Pioneer (FCS)
Oklahoma A&M		Big 12
St. Louis		no team (D-I)
Tulsa		American
Washburn		MIAA (D-II)
Washington	(MO)	CCIW (D-III)

North Central Conference
Team		Current Conference
Iowa State Teachers		MVFC (FCS)
Morningside		GPAC (NAIA)
North Dakota		MVFC (FCS)
North Dakota Agricultural		MVFC (FCS)
Omaha		no team (D-I)
South Dakota		MVFC (FCS)
South Dakota State		MVFC (FCS)

Southern Conference
Team		Current Conference
Clemson		ACC
Davidson		Pioneer (FCS)
Duke		ACC
Furman		SoCon (FCS)
Maryland		Big Ten
NC State		ACC
North Carolina		ACC
Richmond		Patriot (FCS)
South Carolina		SEC
The Citadel		SoCon (FCS)
VMI		SoCon (FCS)
VPI		ACC
Wake Forest		ACC
Washington & Lee		ODAC (D-III)
William & Mary		CAA (FCS)

Alamo Conference
Team		Current Conference
St. Mary's	(TX)	no team (D-II)
Texas A&I		Lone Star (D-II)
West Texas State		Lone Star (D-II)

Bi-State Conference
Team		Current Conference
Jarvis Christian		no team (NAIA)
Louisiana Normal- Grambling		SWAC (FCS)
Paul Quinn		no team (NAIA)
Samuel Huston		no team (NAIA)
Tillotson		no team (NAIA)

Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Team		Current Conference
Bluefield State		CIAA (D-II)
Hampton		CAA (FCS)
Howard	(DC)	MEAC (FCS)
Johnson C. Smith		CIAA (D-II)
Lincoln	(PA)	CIAA (D-II)
Morgan State		MEAC (FCS)
North Carolina A&T		CAA (FCS)
North Carolina College		MEAC (FCS)
Shaw		CIAA (D-II)
St. Augustine's		no team (D-II)
St. Paul's	(VA)	closed
Virginia State		CIAA (D-II)
Virginia Union		CIAA (D-II)

Iowa Conference
Team		Current Conference
Buena Vista		ARC (D-III)
Central	(IA)	ARC (D-III)
Dubuque		ARC (D-III)
Iowa Wesleyan		closed
Loras		ARC (D-III)
Luther		ARC (D-III)
Parsons		closed
Penn	(IA)	HAAC (NAIA)
Simpson	(IA)	ARC (D-III)
St. Ambrose		HAAC (NAIA)
Upper Iowa		GLVC (D-II)
Wartburg		ARC (D-III)
Western Union		closed

Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Team		Current Conference
Adrian		Michigan (D-III)
Albion		Michigan (D-III)
Alma		Michigan (D-III)
Hillsdale		G-MAC (D-II)
Hope		Michigan (D-III)
Kalamazoo		Michigan (D-III)

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Team		Current Conference
Augsburg		Minnesota (D-III)
Concordia-Moorhead		Minnesota (D-III)
Gustavus Adolphus		Minnesota (D-III)
Hamline		Minnesota (D-III)
Macalester		Minnesota (D-III)
St. John's	(MN)	Minnesota (D-III)
St. Mary's	(MN)	no team (D-III)
St. Olaf		Minnesota (D-III)
St. Thomas	(MN)	Pioneer (FCS)

New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference
Team		Current Conference
Eastern New Mexico		Lone Star (D-II)
New Mexico Highlands		RMAC (D-II)
New Mexico Military		WJCAC (NJCAA)
New Mexico State Teachers		Lone Star (D-II)
Panhandle A&M		Sooner (NAIA)

Northern Teachers College Conference
Team		Current Conference
Bemidji State		Northern Sun (D-II)
Duluth State		Northern Sun (D-II)
Mankato State		Northern Sun (D-II)
Moorhead State		Northern Sun (D-II)
St. Cloud State		Northern Sun (D-II)
Winona State		Northern Sun (D-II)

Oklahoma Collegiate Conference
Team		Current Conference
Central State	(OK)	MIAA (D-II)
East Central		GAC (D-II)
Northeastern State		D-II Independent
Northwestern Oklahoma State		GAC (D-II)
Oklahoma Baptist		GAC (D-II)
Southeastern Oklahoma State		GAC (D-II)
Southwestern Oklahoma State		GAC (D-II)

Smoky Mountain Conference
Team		Current Conference
Carson-Newman		South Atlantic (D-II)
Cumberland	(TN)	Mid-South (NAIA)
East Tennessee State Teachers		SoCon (FCS)
Maryville	(TN)	USA South (D-III)
Milligan		no team (NAIA)
Tusculum		South Atlantic (D-II)

Southwestern Athletic Conference
Team		Current Conference
Arkansas AM&N		SWAC (FCS)
Bishop		closed
Langston		Sooner (NAIA)
Prairie View		SWAC (FCS)
Southern	(LA)	SWAC (FCS)
Texas College		Sooner (NAIA)
Wiley		no team (NAIA)

Washington Intercollegiate Conference
Team		Current Conference
Central Washington		Lone Star (D-II)
Eastern Washington		Big Sky (FCS)
Pacific Lutheran		Northwest (D-III)
St. Martin's		no team (D-II)
Western Washington		no team (D-II)

Independents
Team		Current FBS Conference
Akron		MAC
Army		American
Boston College		ACC
Buffalo		MAC
Central Michigan		MAC
Cincinnati		Big 12
Delaware		C-USA
East Carolina		American
Georgia Teachers		Sun Belt
Hawaii		Mountain West
Massachusetts State		MAC
Miami	(OH)	MAC
Michigan State		Big Ten
Michigan State Normal		MAC
Navy		American
Nevada		Mountain West
Notre Dame		Independent
Ohio		MAC
Penn State		Big Ten
Pittsburgh		ACC
Syracuse		ACC
Temple		American
Virginia		ACC
West Virginia		Big 12
Western State Teachers		MAC
William & Mary Norfolk Division		Sun Belt

Independents
Team		Current D-III Conference
Carnegie Tech		Presidents' (D-III)
Catholic University		Landmark (D-III)
Hardin-Simmons		ASC (D-III)
La Verne		SCIAC (D-III)
Ohio Wesleyan		North Coast (D-III)
Roanoke		ODAC (D-III)
Tufts		NESCAC (D-III)
Western Maryland		Centennial (D-III)
Western Reserve		Presidents' (D-III)

Big Ten Conference
Team		Current Conference
Illinois		Big Ten
Indiana		Big Ten
Iowa		Big Ten
Michigan		Big Ten
Minnesota		Big Ten
Northwestern		Big Ten
Ohio State		Big Ten
Purdue		Big Ten
Wisconsin		Big Ten

Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Team		Current Conference
Carthage		CCIW (D-III)
Eastern Illinois		Big South-OVC (FCS)
Elmhurst		CCIW (D-III)
Eureka		NACC (D-III)
Illinois State Normal		MVFC (FCS)
Northern Illinois State		MAC
Southern Illinois		MVFC (FCS)
Western Illinois		Big South-OVC (FCS)

Mountain States Conference
Team		Current Conference
BYU		Big 12
Colorado		Big 12
Colorado A&M		Mountain West
Denver		no team (D-I)
Utah		Big 12
Utah State		Mountain West
Wyoming		Mountain West

Pacific Coast Conference
Team		Current Conference
California		ACC
Idaho		Big Sky (FCS)
Montana		Big Sky (FCS)
Oregon		Big Ten
Oregon State		Pac-12
Stanford		ACC
UCLA		Big Ten
USC		Big Ten
Washington		Big Ten
Washington State		Pac-12

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Team		Current Conference
Centenary	(LA)	SCAC (D-III)
Centre	(KY)	SAA (D-III)
Delta State		Gulf South (D-II)
Eastern Kentucky		UAC (FCS)
Erskine		Gulf South (D-II)
Georgetown	(KY)	Mid-South (NAIA)
Jacksonville State		C-USA
Louisiana College		Sooner (NAIA)
Louisiana Normal		Southland (FCS)
Louisiana Tech		C-USA
Louisville		ACC
Miami	(FL)	ACC
Middle Tennessee State Teachers		C-USA
Mississippi College		no team (D-II)
Mississippi Southern		Sun Belt
Morehead State		Big South-OVC (FCS)
Murray State		Big South-OVC (FCS)
Newberry		South Atlantic (D-II)
Oglethorpe		no team (D-III)
Presbyterian		Pioneer (FCS)
Rollins		no team (D-II)
Southwestern Louisiana		Sun Belt
Stetson		Pioneer (FCS)
Tampa		no team (D-II)
Tennessee Tech		Big South-OVC (FCS)
Transylvania		no team (D-III)
Troy State		Sun Belt
Union	(KY)	Appalachian (NAIA)
Union	(TN)	no team (D-II)
West Tennessee State Teachers		American
Western Kentucky State Teachers		C-USA
Wofford		SoCon (FCS)

Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
Team		Current Conference
Drexel		no team (D-I)
Franklin & Marshall		Centennial (D-III)
Gettysburg		Centennial (D-III)
Muhlenberg		Centennial (D-III)
Ursinus		Centennial (D-III)

Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
Team		Current Conference
Ball State		MAC
Butler		Pioneer (FCS)
Central Normal	(IN)	closed
DePauw		North Coast (D-III)
Earlham		no team (D-III)
Evansville		no team (D-I)
Franklin		Heartland (D-III)
Hanover		Heartland (D-III)
Indiana State		MVFC (FCS)
Manchester		Heartland (D-III)
Rose Poly		Heartland (D-III)
St. Joseph's	(IN)	no athletics
Valparaiso		Pioneer (FCS)
Wabash		North Coast (D-III)

Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Team		Current Conference
Centenary	(LA)	SCAC (D-III)
Louisiana College		Sooner (NAIA)
Louisiana Normal		Southland (FCS)
Louisiana Tech		C-USA
Southeastern Louisiana		Southland (FCS)
Southwestern Louisiana		Sun Belt

Midwest Conference
Team		Current Conference
Beloit		Midwest (D-III)
Carleton		Minnesota (D-III)
Coe		ARC (D-III)
Cornell	(IA)	Midwest (D-III)
Grinnell		Midwest (D-III)
Knox		Midwest (D-III)
Lawrence		Midwest (D-III)
Monmouth	(IL)	Midwest (D-III)
Ripon		Midwest (D-III)

Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Team		Current Conference
Chadron State		RMAC (D-II)
Kearney State		MIAA (D-II)
Peru State		HAAC (NAIA)
Wayne State	(NE)	Northern Sun (D-II)

North State Conference
Team		Current Conference
Appalachian State		Sun Belt
Catawba		South Atlantic (D-II)
Elon		CAA (FCS)
Guilford		ODAC (D-III)
High Point		no team (D-I)
Lenoir-Rhyne		South Atlantic (D-II)
Western Carolina		SoCon (FCS)

Ohio Athletic Conference
Team		Current Conference
Ashland		G-MAC (D-II)
Baldwin-Wallace		OAC (D-III)
Bowling Green		MAC
Capital	(OH)	OAC (D-III)
Case		Presidents' (D-III)
Findlay		G-MAC (D-II)
Heidelberg		OAC (D-III)
John Carroll		North Coast (D-III)
Kent State		MAC
Kenyon		North Coast (D-III)
Marietta		OAC (D-III)
Mount Union		OAC (D-III)
Muskingum		OAC (D-III)
Oberlin		North Coast (D-III)
Ohio Northern		OAC (D-III)
Otterbein		OAC (D-III)
Toledo		MAC
Wittenberg		North Coast (D-III)
Wooster		North Coast (D-III)

South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
Team		Current Conference
Eastern Normal	(SD)	Frontier (NAIA)
Northern State		Northern Sun (D-II)
South Dakota Mines		RMAC (D-II)
Southern Normal	(SD)	closed
Spearfish		RMAC (D-II)

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Team		Current Conference
Alabama State		SWAC (FCS)
Benedict	(SC)	SIAC (D-II)
Clark	(GA)	SIAC (D-II)
Fisk		no team (NAIA)
Florida A&M		SWAC (FCS)
Knoxville		closed
Lane		SIAC (D-II)
LeMoyne		no team (D-II)
Morehouse		SIAC (D-II)
Morris Brown		no athletics
South Carolina State		MEAC (FCS)
Talladega		no team (NAIA)
Tuskegee		SIAC (D-II)
Xavier	(LA)	no team (NAIA)

Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference
Team		Current Conference
Eau Claire State		WIAC (D-III)
La Crosse State		WIAC (D-III)
Milwaukee State		no team (D-I)
Oshkosh State		WIAC (D-III)
Platteville State		WIAC (D-III)
River Falls State		WIAC (D-III)
Stevens Point State		WIAC (D-III)
Stout Institute		WIAC (D-III)
Superior State		no team (D-III)
Whitewater State		WIAC (D-III)

Independents
Team		Current FCS Conference
Brown		Ivy League
Bucknell		Patriot League
Cal Poly		Big Sky
Colgate		Patriot League
Columbia		Ivy League
Cornell	(NY)	Ivy League
Dartmouth		Ivy League
Dayton		Pioneer Football League
Duquesne		NEC
Fordham		Patriot League
Georgetown	(DC)	Patriot League
Harvard		Ivy League
Idaho Southern Branch		Big Sky
Penn		Ivy League
Princeton		Ivy League
Villanova		CAA
Yale		Ivy League

Border Conference
Team		Current Conference
Arizona		Big 12
Arizona State		Big 12
Arizona State-Flagstaff		Big Sky (FCS)
New Mexico		Mountain West
New Mexico A&M		C-USA
Texas Mines		C-USA
Texas Tech		Big 12

Far Western Conference
Team		Current Conference
Cal Davis		Big Sky (FCS)
Chico State		no team (D-II)
Humboldt State		no team (D-II)
Pacific	(CA)	no team (D-I)

Lone Star Conference
Team		Current Conference
East Texas State		Southland (FCS)
North Texas State		American
Sam Houston State		C-USA
Southwest Texas State		Sun Belt
Stephen F. Austin		Southland (FCS)

New England Conference
Team		Current Conference
Maine		CAA (FCS)
New Hampshire		CAA (FCS)
Northeastern		no team (D-I)
Rhode Island State		CAA (FCS)
UConn		FBS Independent

Rocky Mountain Conference
Team		Current Conference
Colorado College		no team (D-III)
Colorado Mines		RMAC (D-II)
Colorado State-Greeley		Big Sky (FCS)
Montana State		Big Sky (FCS)
Western State	(CO)	RMAC (D-II)

Southeastern Conference
Team		Current Conference
Alabama		SEC
Auburn		SEC
Florida		SEC
Georgia		SEC
Georgia Tech		ACC
Kentucky		SEC
LSU		SEC
Mississippi State		SEC
Ole Miss		SEC
Sewanee		SAA (D-III)
Tennessee		SEC
Tulane		American
Vanderbilt		SEC

Southwest Conference
Team		Current Conference
Arkansas		SEC
Baylor		Big 12
Rice		American
SMU		ACC
TCU		Big 12
Texas		SEC
Texas A&M		SEC

Central Intercollegiate Conference
Team		Current Conference
Emporia State		MIAA (D-II)
Fort Hays State		MIAA (D-II)
Pittsburg State		MIAA (D-II)
Southwestern	(KS)	KCAC (NAIA)
St. Benedict's	(KS)	HAAC (NAIA)

Dixie Conference
Team		Current Conference
Chattanooga		SoCon (FCS)
Howard	(AL)	SoCon (FCS)
Mercer		SoCon (FCS)
Millsaps		SAA (D-III)
Mississippi College		no team (D-II)
Southwestern Presbyterian		SAA (D-III)
Spring Hill		no team (D-II)

Illinois College Conference
Team		Current Conference
Augustana	(IL)	CCIW (D-III)
Bradley		no team (D-I)
Illinois College		Midwest (D-III)
Illinois Wesleyan		CCIW (D-III)
Knox		Midwest (D-III)
Lake Forest		Midwest (D-III)
Millikin		CCIW (D-III)
Monmouth	(IL)	Midwest (D-III)
North Central	(IL)	CCIW (D-III)
Wheaton	(IL)	CCIW (D-III)

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Team		Current Conference
Baker University		HAAC (NAIA)
Bethany	(KS)	KCAC (NAIA)
Bethel	(KS)	KCAC (NAIA)
College of Emporia		closed
Kansas Wesleyan		KCAC (NAIA)
McPherson		KCAC (NAIA)
Ottawa	(KS)	KCAC (NAIA)

Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference
Team		Current Conference
Assumption	(ON)	no athletics
DeSales		closed
Ferris Institute		GLIAC (D-II)
Lawrence Tech		MSFA (NAIA)
St. Mary's	(MI)	MSFA (NAIA)

Missouri College Athletic Union
Team		Current Conference
Central	(MO)	HAAC (NAIA)
Culver-Stockton		HAAC (NAIA)
Missouri Valley		HAAC (NAIA)
Tarkio		closed
William Jewell		GLVC (D-II)

Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Team		Current Conference
Cape Girardeau		Big South-OVC (FCS)
Kirksville		GLVC (D-II)
Maryville	(MO)	MIAA (D-II)
Missouri Mines		GLVC (D-II)
Springfield	(MO)	C-USA
Warrensburg		MIAA (D-II)

Nebraska College Athletic Conference
Team		Current Conference
Doane		GPAC (NAIA)
Hastings		GPAC (NAIA)
Midland		GPAC (NAIA)
Nebraska Wesleyan		ARC (D-III)
York	(NE)	no team (NAIA)

North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
Team		Current Conference
Bottineau		Mon-Dak (NJCAA)
Dickinson State		Frontier (NAIA)
Ellendale		closed
Jamestown		Northern Sun (D-II)
Mayville State		Frontier (NAIA)
Minot State		Northern Sun (D-II)
Valley City State		Frontier (NAIA)
Wahpeton		Mon-Dak (NJCAA)

Northwest Conference
Team		Current Conference
College of Idaho		Frontier (NAIA)
Linfield		Northwest (D-III)
Pacific	(OR)	Northwest (D-III)
Puget Sound		Northwest (D-III)
Whitman		no team (D-III)
Willamette		Northwest (D-III)

Pennsylvania State Teachers Conference
Team		Current Conference
Bloomsburg		PSAC (D-II)
California	(PA)	PSAC (D-II)
Clarion		PSAC (D-II)
East Stroudsburg		PSAC (D-II)
Edinboro		PSAC (D-II)
Indiana	(PA)	PSAC (D-II)
Kutztown		PSAC (D-II)
Lock Haven		PSAC (D-II)
Mansfield		no team (D-II)
Millersville		PSAC (D-II)
Shippensburg		PSAC (D-II)
Slippery Rock		PSAC (D-II)
West Chester		PSAC (D-II)

Southern California Conference
Team		Current Conference
Caltech		SCIAC (D-III)
Occidental		SCIAC (D-III)
Pomona		SCIAC (D-III)
Redlands		SCIAC (D-III)
Whittier		no team (D-III)

Texas Conference
Team		Current Conference
Abilene Christian		UAC (FCS)
Austin		SCAC (D-III)
Daniel Baker		closed
Howard Payne		ASC (D-III)
McMurry		SCAC (D-III)
Southwestern	(TX)	SAA (D-III)
Texas Wesleyan		Sooner (NAIA)
Trinity	(TX)	SAA (D-III)

West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Team		Current Conference
Bethany	(WV)	Presidents' (D-III)
Concord		Mountain East (D-II)
Davis & Elkins		no team (D-II)
Fairmont State		Mountain East (D-II)
Glenville State		Mountain East (D-II)
Marshall		Sun Belt
Morris Harvey		Mountain East (D-II)
New River State		no team (NAIA)
Potomac State		no team (NJCAA)
Salem	(WV)	no team (D-II)
Shepherd		PSAC (D-II)
West Liberty State		Mountain East (D-II)
West Virginia Wesleyan		Mountain East (D-II)

Independents
Team		Current D-II Conference
Michigan Tech		GLIAC
Wayne	(MI)	GLIAC

Independents
Team		Current Status
Boston University		Patriot League no team (D-I)
CCNY		CUNYAC no team (D-III)
Detroit		Horizon League no team (D-I)
George Washington		Atlantic 10 no team (D-I)
Gonzaga		West Coast no team (D-I)
Hofstra		CAA no team (D-I)
La Salle		Atlantic 10 no team (D-I)
Loyola Los Angeles		West Coast no team (D-I)
Manhattan		MAAC no team (D-I)
Marquette		Big East no team (D-I)
NYU		UAA no team (D-III)
Oklahoma City		Sooner no team (NAIA)
Portland		West Coast no team (D-I)
Providence		Big East no team (D-I)
San Francisco		West Coast no team (D-I)
San Francisco State		CCAA no team (D-II)
Santa Clara		West Coast no team (D-I)
St. Mary's	(CA)	West Coast no team (D-I)
Vermont		America East no team (D-I)
Wichita		American no team (D-I)
Xavier	(OH)	Big East no team (D-I)