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1940 Oregon Ducks football team

1940 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–4–1 (3–4–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumHayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Stanford $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 10 Washington 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Oregon State 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Washington State 3 – 4 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Oregon 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
California 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
USC 2 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Montana 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
UCLA 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Idaho 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon ass a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1940 college football season. In their third season under head coach Tex Oliver, the Ducks compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–4–1 in PCC, fifth), and outscored their opponents, 100 to 58.

Oregon was ranked at No. 32 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Three home games were played on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene and one at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27San Diego Marines*
W 12–24,500[2]
October 5at Stanford
L 0–1320,000[3]
October 12Washington
L 0–1031,000[4]
October 19at No. 17 USC
L 0–1335,000
October 26at Washington State
T 6–66,500
November 2Montana
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 38–04,500[5]
November 9UCLA
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 18–07,500[6]
November 16at California
L 6–14
November 30at Oregon State
W 20–018,000[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Oliver's Oregon Ducks Down San Diego Devildogs: Oregon's Win First Game, 12-2". The Register-Guard. September 28, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Associated Press, "Tricky Stanford Beats Oregon U: Razzle-Dazzle Football Wins 13–0 Victory," Santa Barbara News-Press, Oct. 6, 1940, p. 6.
  4. ^ "Huskies Trim Oregon 10 to 0; Pass Interception Turning Point". Medford Mail Tribune. October 13, 1940. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Associated Press, "Oregon Gets First Win, 38–0," San Bernardino County Sun, Nov. 3, 1940, p. 17.
  6. ^ Wolf, Al (November 10, 1940). "Webfoots take bruin team, 18–0". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 12, 2021 – via Proquest.
  7. ^ Associated Press, "Underdog Ducks Trims OSC 20–0 at Homecoming: Beaver Winning String is Snapped," Medford Mail-Tribune, Dec. 1, 1940, p. 2.
  8. ^ "1940 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "1940 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 51. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
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