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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1940
| year = 1940
|team=Utah Redskins
| team = Utah Redskins
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| conference = [[Skyline Conference (1938–1962)|Mountain States Conference]]
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|record=7–2
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| record = 7–2
|head_coach=[[Ike Armstrong]]
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| conf_record = 5–1
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|hc_year=16th
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| head_coach = [[Ike Armstrong]]
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|champion=MSC champion
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| stadium = [[Robert Rice Stadium|Ute Stadium]]
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| champion = MSC champion
| prev = [[1939 Utah Utes football team|1939]]
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{{1940 MSC football standings}}
{{1940 Mountain States Conference football standings}}
The '''1940 Utah Redskins football team''', also commonly known as the '''Utah Utes''', was an [[American football]] team that represented the [[University of Utah]] in the [[Mountain States Conference]] (MSC) during the [[1940 college football season]]. In their 16th season under head coach [[Ike Armstrong]], the Utes compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 169 to 87.<ref name=SR>{{cite web|title=1940 Utah Utes Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=November 14, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/utah/1940-schedule.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2019 Utah Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Utah|year=2019|page=182|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/utahutes.com/documents/2019/7/22/2019_Utah_Football_Media_Guide_web.pdf}}</ref>
The '''1940 Utah Redskins football team''', also commonly known as the '''Utah Utes''', was an [[American football]] team that represented the [[University of Utah]] as a member of the [[Skyline Conference (1938–1962)|Mountain States Conference]] (MSC) during the [[1940 college football season]]. In their 16th season under head coach [[Ike Armstrong]], the Redskins compiled an overall record of 7–2 record with mark of 5–1 in conference play, won the MSC title, and outscored all opponents by a total of 169 to 87.<ref name=SR>{{cite web|title=1940 Utah Utes Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=November 14, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/utah/1940-schedule.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2019 Utah Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Utah|year=2019|page=182|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/utahutes.com/documents/2019/7/22/2019_Utah_Football_Media_Guide_web.pdf}}</ref>


Rex Geary was the team captain.<ref>2019 Utah Football Media Guide, p. 119.</ref> Four Utah players received recognition on the 1940 All-Mountain States football team: end Carlos Soffe; tackle Floyd Spendlove; guard Rex Geary; and halfback Izzy Spector.<ref>2019 Utah Football Media Guide, p. 162.</ref>
Rex Geary was the team captain.<ref>2019 Utah Football Media Guide, p. 119.</ref> Four Utah players received recognition on the 1940 All-Mountain States football team: end Carlos Soffe; tackle Floyd Spendlove; guard Rex Geary; and halfback Izzy Spector.<ref>2019 Utah Football Media Guide, p. 162.</ref>


Utah's season opener against [[1940 Santa Clara Broncos football team|Santa Clara]] was part of the first-ever major college football doubleheader. The event at [[Kezar Stadium]] in [[San Francisco]] also featured the future [[1941 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] champions, the [[1940 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford "Wow Boys"]], defeat [[1940 San Francisco Dons football team|San Francisco]], 27&ndash;0.<ref>Ron Fimrite, [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1092785/4/index.htm A Melding Of Men All Suited To A T; Clark Shaughnessy was a dour theoretician, Frankie Albert an unrestrained quarterback and Stanford a team of losers, but combined they forever changed the game of football], ''Sports Illustrated'', September 5, 1977.</ref>
Utah's season opener against [[1940 Santa Clara Broncos football team|Santa Clara]] was part of the first-ever major college football doubleheader. The event at [[Kezar Stadium]] in [[San Francisco]] also featured the future [[1941 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] champions, the [[1940 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford "Wow Boys"]], defeating [[1940 San Francisco Dons football team|San Francisco]], 27—0.<ref>Ron Fimrite, [https://web.archive.org/web/20121102232520/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1092785/4/index.htm A Melding Of Men All Suited To A T; Clark Shaughnessy was a dour theoretician, Frankie Albert an unrestrained quarterback and Stanford a team of losers, but combined they forever changed the game of football], ''Sports Illustrated'', September 5, 1977.</ref>

Utah was ranked at No. 66 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the [[Litkenhous Ratings|Litkenhous Difference by Score]] system for 1940.<ref>{{cite news|title=Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 19, 1940|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1940
| poll = AP


|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| away = y
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| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 Santa Clara Broncos football team|Santa Clara]]
| opponent = [[1940 Santa Clara Broncos football team|Santa Clara]]
| site_stadium = [[Kezar Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Kezar Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[San Francisco|San Francisco, CA]]
| site_cityst = [[San Francisco|San Francisco, CA]]
| score = 13–34
| score = 13–34
| attend = 40,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Santa Clara Wallops Utes, 34-13|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=September 29, 1940|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17699071/santa_clara_wallops_utes_3413/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]]
| opponent = [[1940 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]]
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| site_stadium = [[Robert Rice Stadium|Ute Stadium]]
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| site_cityst = [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, UT]]
| gamename = [[Holy War (BYU–Utah)|rivalry]]
| gamename = [[Holy War (BYU–Utah)|rivalry]]
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| site_stadium = [[Ute Stadium]]
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| site_cityst = [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, UT]]
| score = 12–6
| score = 12–6
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona]]
| opponent = [[1940 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona]]
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
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| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 Utah State Aggies football team|Utah State]]
| opponent = [[1940 Utah State Aggies football team|Utah State]]
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| gamename = [[Battle of the Brothers|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = [[Aggie Stadium (Utah Agricultural College)|Aggie Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Aggie Stadium (Utah Agricultural College)|Aggie Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Logan, Utah|Logan, UT]]
| site_cityst = [[Logan, Utah|Logan, UT]]
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| gamename = [[Battle of the Brothers|rivalry]]
| score = 0–7
| score = 0–7
| attend = 6,000
| attend = 6,000
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| homecoming = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 Denver Pioneers football team|Denver]]
| opponent = [[1940 Denver Pioneers football team|Denver]]
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]]
| opponent = [[1940 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]]
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| site_stadium = [[Folsom Field|Colorado Stadium]]
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| site_cityst = [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder, CO]]
| gamename = [[Utah–Colorado football rivalry|rivalry]]
| gamename = [[Utah–Colorado football rivalry|rivalry]]
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| site_stadium = [[Colorado Stadium]]
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| site_cityst = [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder, CO]]
| score = 21–13
| score = 21–13
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 Wyoming Cowboys football team|Wyoming]]
| opponent = [[1940 Wyoming Cowboys football team|Wyoming]]
| site_stadium = [[Corbett Field (Wyoming)|Corbett Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Corbett Field (Wyoming)|Corbett Field]]
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]]
| opponent = [[1940 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]]
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
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==After the season==

===NFL draft===

Utah did not have any players selected in the [[1941 NFL Draft]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1941.htm |title=1941 NFL Draft Listing |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=2010-08-04}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 20:23, 7 September 2024

1940 Utah Redskins football
MSC champion
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Denver 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Colorado 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
BYU 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
Colorado A&M 1 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Utah State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Wyoming 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Utah Redskins football team, also commonly known as the Utah Utes, was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1940 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 7–2 record with mark of 5–1 in conference play, won the MSC title, and outscored all opponents by a total of 169 to 87.[1][2]

Rex Geary was the team captain.[3] Four Utah players received recognition on the 1940 All-Mountain States football team: end Carlos Soffe; tackle Floyd Spendlove; guard Rex Geary; and halfback Izzy Spector.[4]

Utah's season opener against Santa Clara was part of the first-ever major college football doubleheader. The event at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco also featured the future Rose Bowl champions, the Stanford "Wow Boys", defeating San Francisco, 27—0.[5]

Utah was ranked at No. 66 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Santa Clara*
L 13–3440,000[7]
October 5BYU
W 12–6
October 12Arizona*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 24–0
October 19at Utah State
L 0–76,000[8]
October 26Denverdagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 25–14[9]
November 2at Colorado
W 21–13
November 9at Wyoming
W 34–7
November 16Colorado A&M
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 27–0[10]
November 21Idaho*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 13–64,113[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1940 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. 2019. p. 182.
  3. ^ 2019 Utah Football Media Guide, p. 119.
  4. ^ 2019 Utah Football Media Guide, p. 162.
  5. ^ Ron Fimrite, A Melding Of Men All Suited To A T; Clark Shaughnessy was a dour theoretician, Frankie Albert an unrestrained quarterback and Stanford a team of losers, but combined they forever changed the game of football, Sports Illustrated, September 5, 1977.
  6. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Santa Clara Wallops Utes, 34-13". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 29, 1940. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Durrell Nielsen (October 20, 1940). "Utah Aggies Triumph Over Utes, 7 to 0: 'A' Stops Vaunted Redskin Power". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Orval Hopkins (October 27, 1940). "Utes Trounce D.U.: Injuns Rout Foes, 25-14". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Utah Wallops Colorado Farmers, 27 to 0: Utes Sure To Share Honors in Big Seven". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 17, 1940. p. 7A – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Marlowe Branagan (November 22, 1940). "Utes Win, Cop Title: Injuns Cop 13-6 Duel With Idaho". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
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