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The '''1940 Utah Redskins football team''' 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|accessdate=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>
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The '''1940 Utah Redskins football team''' represented the [[University of Utah]] during the [[1940 college football season]]. 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>

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>

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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>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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| 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]], [[California]]
| site_cityst = [[San Francisco|San Francisco, CA]]
| score = 13–34
| score = 13–34
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| gamename = [[Holy War (BYU vs. Utah)|rivalry]]
| gamename = [[Holy War (BYU vs. Utah)|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = [[Ute Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Ute Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]]
| site_cityst = [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, UT]]
| score = 12–6
| score = 12–6
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| opponent = [[1940 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona]]
| opponent = [[1940 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona]]
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| score = 24–0
| score = 24–0
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| gamename = [[Battle of the Brothers|rivalry]]
| 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]]
| site_cityst = [[Logan, Utah|Logan, UT]]
| score = 0–7
| 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>
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|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| opponent = [[1940 Denver Pioneers football team|Denver]]
| opponent = [[1940 Denver Pioneers football team|Denver]]
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| score = 25–14
| 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>
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|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| gamename = [[Utah–Colorado football rivalry|rivalry]]
| gamename = [[Utah–Colorado football rivalry|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = [[Colorado Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Colorado Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Boulder, Colorado]]
| site_cityst = [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder, CO]]
| score = 21–13
| score = 21–13
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| 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]]
| site_cityst = [[Laramie, Wyoming]]
| site_cityst = [[Laramie, Wyoming|Laramie, WY]]
| score = 34–7
| score = 34–7
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| opponent = [[1940 Colorado A&M Aggies football team|Colorado A&M]]
| opponent = [[1940 Colorado A&M Aggies football team|Colorado A&M]]
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| score = 27–0
| 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>
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|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| opponent = [[1940 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]]
| opponent = [[1940 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]]
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| score = 13–6
| 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>
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<ref name ="Homecoming">{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf |title=Ute Record Book |publisher=University of Utah |page=6 |accessdate=2010-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=62&year=1940 |title=Coaching Records Game by Game Ike J. Armstrong 1940 |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |accessdate=2010-08-04}}</ref>
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==After the season==
==After the season==

Revision as of 01:22, 15 November 2019

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 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.[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", defeat San Francisco, 27–0.[5]

Schedule

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

After the season

NFL draft

Utah did not have any players selected in the 1941 NFL Draft.[10]

References

  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. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Orval Hopkins (October 27, 1940). "Utes Trounce D.U.: Injuns Rout Foes, 25-14". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
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