1940 Eastern Washington Savages football team

The 1940 Eastern Washington Savages football team represented Eastern Washington College of Education—now known as Eastern Washington University—as a member of the Washington Intercollegiate Conference (WINCO) during the 1940 college football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Red Reese, Eastern Washington compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the WINCO. The Savages played their home games at Woodward Field in Cheney, Washington.[1]

1940 Eastern Washington Savages football
ConferenceWashington Intercollegiate Conference
1940 record6–2 (3–1 WINCO)
Head coach
Home stadiumRoos Field
(capacity: 8,600)
1940 Washington Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Pacific Lutheran $ 4 0 08 0 0
Eastern Washington 3 1 06 2 0
Central Washington 2 2 04 3 0
Western Washington 1 3 03 4 0
Saint Martin's 0 4 01 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 28at Montana*L 0–9
October 4Puget Sound*W 13–6
October 12Central Washington
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 14–7
October 18at Saint Martin'sLacey, WAW 7–0
October 25at Lewiston Normal*Lewiston, IDW 40–0
November 2at Pacific Lutheran
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
L 14–20
November 8Whitworth*
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA
W 47–0
November 8at Western WashingtonBellingham, WAW 7–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. James, Dave (November 19, 1940). "Lutherans Happy Over Winko Title". The Tacoma News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. p. 15. Retrieved January 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com .
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