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American college football season
The 1940 Washington Huskies football team was an
American football team that represented the
University of Washington during the
1940 college football season . In its 11th season under head coach
Jimmy Phelan , the team compiled a 7–2 record, finished in second place in the
Pacific Coast Conference , was ranked No. 10 in the final
AP Poll , and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 169 to 54.
[1] The Huskies' only two losses came to
Minnesota and
Stanford teams that were ranked Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, in the final AP Poll.
Bill Marx was the team captain.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 28 at
Minnesota * L 14–1946,000
[2]
October 5
Idaho W 21–023,000
[3]
[4]
October 12 at
Oregon W 10–031,000
[5]
October 19 No. 18
Oregon State No. 16 W 19–036,000
[6]
October 26
California No. 16 W 7–625,000
[7]
November 9 at No. 6
Stanford No. 11 L 10–2065,000
[8]
November 16
USC No. 17 W 14–030,000
[9]
November 23 at
UCLA No. 13 W 41–030,000
[10]
November 30
Washington State No. 12 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (
rivalry ) W 33–925,000
[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
NFL draft selections
Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the
1941 NFL draft , which lasted 22 rounds with 204 selections.
[12]
= Husky Hall of Fame
[13]
References
^
"Washington Yearly Results (1940-1944)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from
the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015 .
^ Milt Davis (September 29, 1940).
"Those Were Gopher Hearts, and Not the Grid Clock, Ticking" . The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune . p. 1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Washington football team coasts to 21-0 victory over Idaho" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 6, 1940. p. 3, sports.
^ Fowler, Gail (October 6, 1940).
"Huskies wallop Idaho 21-0" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 14.
^
"Huskies Trim Oregon 10 to 0; Pass Interception Turning Point" . Medford Mail Tribune . October 13, 1940. p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Gail Fowler (October 20, 1940).
"Huskies Shatter Oregon State Rose Bowl Hopes" . The Register-Guard . p. 8 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Huskies Win 7 to 6" . The Bellingham Herald . October 27, 1940. p. 12 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Prescott Sullivan (November 10, 1940).
"Cards Smash Huskies, 20-10: Stanford Trails 10-0, then Stages Slashing Comeback" . San Francisco Examiner . p. 2S – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Gail Fowler (November 17, 1940).
"Huskies Defeat Trojans" . The Tacoma News Tribune and Sunday Ledger . p. 13A – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Al Wolf (November 24, 1940).
"Bruins Fall Apart in Second Half as Huskies Win, 41 to 0: Bruins Fold in Second Half; Huskies Win, 41-0" . Los Angeles Times . p. 29 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Huskies Rally To Down WSC Gridders, 33-9" . The Bellingham Herald . December 1, 1940. p. 8 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"1941 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from
the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2019 .
^
"The Husky Hall of Fame" . gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .
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