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American college football season

1940 Gonzaga Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumGonzaga Stadium
Seasons← 19391941 →
1940 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Santa Clara   –   6 – 1 – 1
Cal Poly   –   6 – 3 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   5 – 3 – 0
Gonzaga   –   5 – 4 – 1
Nevada   –   4 – 4 – 1
Humboldt State   –   3 – 4 – 0
Idaho Southern Branch   –   3 – 5 – 0
San Francisco State   –   3 – 5 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   3 – 7 – 0
Portland   –   2 – 3 – 1
Hawaii   –   2 – 5 – 0
San Francisco   –   1 – 6 – 1
La Verne   –   0 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Gonzaga University during the 1940 college football season. In their second year under head coach Puggy Hunton, the Bulldogs compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 133 to 79.

Senior halfback Tony Canadeo was the star of Gonzaga's 1940 team. He later played 11 seasons for the Green Bay Packers and was inducted in 1974 into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Gonzaga was ranked at No. 94 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21College of IdahoW 31–01,200
September 28at Saint Mary'sL 0–1620,000
October 12at IdahoW 25–0
October 19at PortlandW 20–06,000
October 26at MontanaL 10–134,000
November 2vs. WillametteLongview, WAW 7–6
November 9at Arizona StateT 7–7
November 16Detroit
  • Gonzaga Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
W 13–76,000
November 23Washington State
  • Gonzaga Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
L 7–148,000
November 29at Pacific LutheranL 13–1612,000–15,000

References

  1. "1940 Gonzaga Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Gonzaga Wallops Idaho College". Salt Lake Telegram. September 23, 1940. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Aguirre Stars as Gaels Trim Gonzaga Team". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 30, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Stark, C.R. Jr. (October 13, 1940). "Gonzaga whips University of Idaho, 25 to 0, sparked by great play of Canadeo and Hare". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  6. "Gonzaga's Dazzle Turns Portland Back in 20-0 Game". Montana Standard. October 21, 1940. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Grizzlies Win, 13-10, From Gonzaga Team". Montana Standard. October 27, 1940. pp. 1, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Ron Gemmell (November 3, 1940). "Gonzaga Wins By Lone Point Over Bearcats". The Oregon Statesman. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Harvey Mott (November 10, 1940). "Bulldogs Tie Gonzaga Eleven, 7-7". Arizona Republic. pp. IV-1, IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Bankson, Rod (November 17, 1940). "Canadeo and Gonzaga Slash Through to Thrilling Victory over Detroit". The Spokesman-Review. p. 1. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  11. "Washington State Edges Gonzagans Amid Severe Cold". Nevada State Journal. November 24, 1940. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Pacific Lutheran Field Goal Downs Gonzaga at Tacoma". Spokane Daiy Chronicle. November 30, 1940. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Pacific Lutheran Whips Gonzaga With Field Goal in Last 12 Seconds: Aerial Circus Brings Victory". The Spokesman-Review. November 30, 1940. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Gail Fowler (November 30, 1940). "Story Book Kids Stage Big Upset: Pacific Lutherans Defeat Mighty 'Zags'". The Register-Guard. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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