1940 Cal Aggies football team
The 1940 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Vern Hickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 120 to 81 for the season.
| 1940 Cal Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (2–1 FWC) |
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| Captain | Bob Fryer |
| Home stadium | A Street field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Cal Aggies were ranked at No. 301 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]
The Cal Aggies played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 21 | at Arizona State* | L 13–21 | ||
| September 28 | at California JV[note 1]* | L 7–15 | ||
| October 5 | San Francisco State* |
| W 35–0 | |
| October 12 | at Occidental* |
| T 6–6 | |
| October 18 | at Humboldt State |
| W 20–0 | [2] |
| November 2 | Pacific (CA) |
| L 6–7 | |
| November 9 | Santa Barbara State* |
| W 14–6 | |
| November 16 | at Cal Poly* | L 7–20 | ||
| November 21 | at Chico State | W 12–6 | ||
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Notes
- The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".
References
- Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cal Aggies Triumph Over Humboldt Team". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 19, 1940. p. 15. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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