1940 San Jose State Spartans football team
| 1940 San Jose State Spartans football | |
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CCAA champion | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 11–1 (3–0 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 18,155) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Texas A&I[note 2]* | L 0–10 | |||
| September 23 | Montana State* |
| W 34–0 | 4,000 | [1] |
| September 28 | at Utah State[note 3]* |
| W 19–0 | 4,000 | |
| October 4 | at Willamette | W 21–0 | |||
| October 11 | San Diego State[note 5] |
| W 10–0 | 7,000 | [2] |
| October 18 | at San Francisco* | W 7–6 | |||
| October 25 | at Santa Barbara State[note 6] |
| W 33–6 | ||
| November 1 | at Loyola (CA)[note 7]* |
| W 27–12 | 10,000 | |
| November 8 | Pacific (CA)[note 8] |
| W 28–7 | 12,000 | |
| November 16 | at Fresno State[note 9] | W 14–7 | 12,276 | [3][4] | |
| November 21 | South Dakota* |
| W 40–7 | 6,000 | |
| November 29 | Nevada* |
| W 30–7 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1941 NFL Draft.[7][8]
| 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
- ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ Texas A&M University–Kingsville was known as Texas College of Arts and Industries from 1929 to 1966.
- ^ Utah State University was known as Utah State Agricultural College from 1929 to 1957.
- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Maverik Stadium (Romney Stadium) that has served as the home of the Aggies since 1968
- ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921 to 1943.
- ^ Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930 to 1973.
- ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
- ^ California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.
- ^ Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.
References
- ^ "Brilliant Plays Bring Spartans 34 to 0 Victory". The Montana Standard. September 24, 1940. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 1, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1941 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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