1940 California Golden Bears football team

1940 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	4–6 (3–4 PCC)
Head coach	Stub Allison (6th season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium

1940 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Stanford $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 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 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1940 college football season. Under head coach Stub Allison, the team compiled an overall record of 4–6 and 3–4 in conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	Michigan*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–41	35,401
October 5	Saint Mary's*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 9–6
October 12	Washington State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 6–9	25,000
October 19	UCLA	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	W 9–7	40,000
October 26	at No. 16 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 6–7	25,000
November 2	Oregon State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 13–19	20,000
November 9	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 20–7	50,000
November 16	Oregon	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 14–6
November 30	No. 3 Stanford	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	L 7–13
December 28	Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–13
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game