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#REDIRECT [[Utah Utes football under Ike Armstrong (in the MSC)#1940]]
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1940
| team = Utah Redskins
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Skyline Conference (1938–1962)|Mountain States Conference]]
| short_conf = MSC
| record = 7–2
| conf_record = 5–1
| head_coach = [[Ike Armstrong]]
| hc_year = 16th
| captain =
| stadium = [[Robert Rice Stadium|Ute Stadium]]
| champion = MSC champion
| prev = [[1939 Utah Utes football team|1939]]
}}
{{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]] 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>
[[Category:1940 NCAA football season|Utah Utes]]

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==
{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = [[1940 Santa Clara Broncos football team|Santa Clara]]
| site_stadium = [[Kezar Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[San Francisco|San Francisco, CA]]
| 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>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1940 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]]
| site_stadium = [[Robert Rice Stadium|Ute Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, UT]]
| gamename = [[Holy War (BYU–Utah)|rivalry]]
| score = 12–6
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1940 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona]]
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| score = 24–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1940 Utah State Aggies football team|Utah State]]
| site_stadium = [[Aggie Stadium (Utah Agricultural College)|Aggie Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Logan, Utah|Logan, UT]]
| gamename = [[Battle of the Brothers|rivalry]]
| score = 0–7
| attend = 6,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Utah Aggies Triumph Over Utes, 7 to 0: 'A' Stops Vaunted Redskin Power|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|author=Durrell Nielsen|date=October 20, 1940|pages=1C, 2C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39024146/utah_aggies_triumph_over_utes_7_to_0/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = [[1940 Denver Pioneers football team|Denver]]
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| score = 25–14
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Utes Trounce D.U.: Injuns Rout Foes, 25-14|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|author=Orval Hopkins|date=October 27, 1940|pages=1C, 3C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39024751/utes_trounce_du_injuns_rout_foes/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1940 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]]
| site_stadium = [[Folsom Field|Colorado Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder, CO]]
| gamename = [[Utah–Colorado football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 21–13
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1940 Wyoming Cowboys football team|Wyoming]]
| site_stadium = [[Corbett Field (Wyoming)|Corbett Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Laramie, Wyoming|Laramie, WY]]
| score = 34–7
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = [[1940 Colorado A&M Aggies football team|Colorado A&M]]
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| score = 27–0
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Utah Wallops Colorado Farmers, 27 to 0: Utes Sure To Share Honors in Big Seven|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=November 17, 1940|page=7A|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39025276/utah_wallops_colorado_farmers_27_to_0/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1940 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]]
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| score = 13–6
| attend = 4,113
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Utes Win, Cop Title: Injuns Cop 13-6 Duel With Idaho|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|author=Marlowe Branagan|date=November 22, 1940|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39023264/utes_win_cop_title_injuns_cop_136/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:1940 in sports in Utah|Utah Redskins football]]

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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