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1940 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1940 San Jose State Spartans football
CCAA champion
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record11–1 (3–0 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State $ 3 0 0 11 1 0
Fresno State 1 1 1 9 2 1
San Diego State 1 1 1 5 3 1
Santa Barbara State 0 3 0 5 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1940 college football season.

San Jose State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Ben Winkelman, in his first year, and they played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season as champions of the CCAA, with a record of eleven wins and one loss (11–1, 3–0 CCAA). The Spartans dominated their opponents, scoring 263 points for the season while giving up only 62. In 10 of the 12 games, their opponents scored a touchdown or less, including four shutouts.

San Jose was ranked at No. 74 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Famed football coach Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner was an advisory coach for the Spartans in 1939 and 1940, helping the team to a 24–1 record over the two seasons.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Texas A&I*L 0–10
September 23vs. Montana State*
W 34–04,000[2]
September 281:30 p.m.at Utah State*
W 19–04,000[3][4][5]
October 4at WillametteW 21–0
October 11San Diego State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 10–07,000[6]
October 18at San Francisco*W 7–66,000[7][8]
October 25at Santa Barbara State
W 33–6
November 1at Loyola (CA)*W 27–1210,000
November 8Pacific (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 28–712,000
November 16at Fresno StateW 14–712,276[9][10]
November 21South Dakota*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (Prune Bowl)
W 40–76,000
November 29Nevada*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 30–7

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Team players in the NFL

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The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1941 NFL draft.[12][13]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Deward Tornell Back 14 130 Washington Redskins
Morris Buckingham Center 15 140 Washington Redskins

The following player ended his San Jose State career in 1940, was not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position NFL team
Bernie Nygren Halfback – Defensive back 1946 Los Angeles Dons

Notes

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  1. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Maverik Stadium (Romney Stadium) that has served as the home of the Aggies since 1968

References

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  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Brilliant Plays Bring Spartans 34 to 0 Victory". The Montana Standard. September 24, 1940. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Nielsen, Durrell (September 28, 1940). "Aggies Battle San Jose State In Logan Grid Opener Today". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 27. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Nielsen, Durrell (September 29, 1940). "San Jose Captures Logan Tilt, 19-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 1C. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Nielsen, Durrell (September 29, 1940). "San Jose Rambles to 19-0 Victory Over Utah State in Duel at Logan (continued)". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 2C. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Charles Byrne (October 12, 1940). "San Jose Turns in 10-0 Victory Over San Diego". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  7. ^ Avrum Stroll (October 19, 1940). "Wolves Start Howl As Dons Lose, 7 to 6". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "San Jose Humbles San Francisco, 7-6". Santa Ana Register. October 19, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Ed W. Orman (November 17, 1940). "San Jose Beats Fresno State, 14 To 7". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  11. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  12. ^ "1941 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  13. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.