1940 Pacific Tigers football team
The 1940 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pacific compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. The team was outscored by its opponents 94 to 81 for the season.[1] The Tigers played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton.
1940 Pacific Tigers football | |
---|---|
FWC champion | |
Conference | Far Western Conference |
1940 record | 4–5 (2–0 FWC) |
Head coach |
|
Home stadium | Baxter Stadium |
1940 Far Western Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific (CA) $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Aggies | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chico State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Humboldt State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 5 | at Notre Dame* | L 7–25 | 22,670 | ||
October 11 | California JV* |
| W 6–0 | ||
October 18 | Fresno State*![]() |
| L 0–3 | 10,000 | [2][3] |
October 25 | at Loyola (CA)* | L 0–20 | 4,000 | [4] | |
November 2 | at Cal Aggies |
| W 7–6 | ||
November 8 | at San Jose State* | L 7–28 | 12,000 | ||
November 21 | Nevada* |
| W 24–6 | ||
November 29 | at Chico State |
| W 27–0 | [5] | |
December 5 | at San Diego Marines[note 1]* | L 3–6 | |||
|
Notes
- The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
References
- Marvin, Joe (May 2000). "Stagg at Pacific: Part III - 1940-1942". College Football Historical Society Newsletter. LA84 Foundation. 13 (3): 8–9. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- Ed Orman (October 19, 1940). "Mulkey Kicks Goal As 'Dogs Beat COP, 3 To 0; COP Jinx Is Discarded". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2B. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- Charles Curtis (October 27, 1940). "Alert Loyola Team Tops Pacific, 20-0". Los Angeles Times. p. II-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Pacific Gridders Defeat Chico For Conference Title". Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 30, 1940. p. 8 – via GenealogyBank.com.
- "1940 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.