1940 Washington Huskies football team

1940 Washington Huskies football

Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 10
1940 record	7–2 (7–1 PCC)
Head coach	Jimmy Phelan (11th year)
Captain	Bill Marx
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

1940 PCC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Stanford $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
#10 Washington	7	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Oregon State	4	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Washington State	3	–	4	–	2	4	–	4	–	2
Oregon	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
USC	2	–	3	–	2	3	–	4	–	2
Montana	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
UCLA	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1940 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 7–2 record, finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, was ranked #10 in the final AP Poll, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 169 to 54.^[1] The Huskies' only two losses came to Minnesota and Stanford teams that were ranked #1 and #2, respectively, in the final AP Poll. Bill Marx was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	at Minnesota*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 14–19	46000
October 5	Idaho		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 21–0	24000
October 12	vs. Oregon		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	W 10–0	31000
October 19	No. 18 Oregon State	No. 16	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 19–0	31000
October 26	California	No. 16	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 7–6	25000
November 9	at No. 6 Stanford	No. 11	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 10–20	58000
November 16	USC	No. 17	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 14–0	27000
November 23	at UCLA	No. 13	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 41–0	35000
November 30	Washington State	No. 12	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 33–9	25000
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

↑ "Washington Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

Washington Huskies football

Venues	Various (1889–1894) Denny Field (1895–1920) CenturyLink Field (2011–2012) Husky Stadium (1920–2011, 2013–)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oregon Washington State (Apple Cup)

Culture & lore	Dubs Harry the Husky "Bow Down to Washington" Husky Marching Band Quarterback U The Wave Loudest CFB Stadium

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Notable players

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