1940 Rocky Mountain Conference football season

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Sports season

Rocky Mountain Conference
Sport	Football
Number of teams	5
Champion	Colorado College
Football seasons
← 1939 1941 →

1940 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Colorado College $	2	–	0	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
Colorado Mines	3	–	1	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Montana State	2	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Colorado State–Greeley	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	5	–	1
Western State (CO)	0	–	3	–	1	2	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion

The 1940 Rocky Mountain Conference football season was the season of college football played by the five member schools of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) as part of the 1940 college football season.

The Colorado College Tigers, led by head coach Clark DeGroot, won the RMC championship with a 5–2–1 record (2–0–1 against conference opponents). End Tom Pelican and halfback Don Heizer received first-team honors on the All-Rocky Mountain Conference team.

The Colorado Mines Orediggers, led by John Mason, finished in second place with a 3–4 record (3–1 against RMC opponents). The conference championship was decided on October 19 when the Orediggers lost to Colorado College, 28–21, at Washburn Field in Colorado Springs. Four Colorado Mines players, including quarterback Joe Berta, received first-team honors on the 1940 All-Rocky Mountain Conference football team.

Conference overview

Conf. rank	Team	Head coach	Conf. record	Overall record
1	Colorado College	Clark DeGroot	2-0–1	5–2–1
2	Colorado Mines	John Mason	3–1	3–4
3	Montana State	Schubert R. Dyche	2–1	4–4
4	Colorado State–Greeley	John W. Hancock	1–3	2–5–1
5	Western State (CO)	Paul Wright	0–3–1	2–6–1

Teams

Colorado College

1940 Colorado College Tigers football
RMC champion
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	5–2–1 (2–0–1 RMC)
Head coach	Clark DeGroot (1st season)
Home stadium	Washburn Field
Seasons← 1939 1941 →

The 1940 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College of Colorado Springs, Colorado. In their first and only season under head coach Clark DeGroot, the Tigers compiled a 5–2–1 record (2–0–1 against RMC opponents) and won the RMC championship. The team played its home games at Washburn Field in Colorado Springs.

End Tom Pelican and halfback Don Heizer received first-team honors on the All-Rocky Mountain Conference team. Despite his size (five feet, six inches, and 156 pounds), Heizer was rated highly by opposing coaches "for his driving ball carrying, his pass catching and his general defensive play."

Colorado College was ranked at No. 328 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Baker*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 16–0
October 5	New Mexico Normal*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 37–7
October 12	at Whitman*	Walla Walla, WA	W 6–0
October 19	Colorado Mines	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 28–21	4,214
November 2	at Western State	Gunnison, CO	T 0–0
November 11	Colorado State-Greeley	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 20–7
November 23	at Grinnell*	Grinnell, IA	L 12–26	500
November 30	Occidental*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 6–25
*Non-conference game Homecoming

v t e Colorado College Tigers football
Venues	Washburn Field (1898–2008)
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Colorado College Tigers football

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Washburn Field (1898–2008)

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v t e Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football champions
Pre-divisional era	Colorado (1909) Colorado College & Colorado (1910) Colorado (1911) Colorado Mines (1912) Colorado (1913) Colorado Mines (1914) Colorado Agricultural (1915) Colorado Agricultural (1916) Denver (1917) Colorado Mines (1918) Colorado College & Utah (1919) Colorado Agricultural (1920) Colorado (1921) & Utah Agricultural Utah (1922) Colorado (1923) Colorado (1924) Colorado Agricultural (1925) Utah (1926) Colorado Agricultural (1927) Utah (1928) Utah (1929) Utah (1930) Utah (1931) Utah (1932) Colorado A&M, Denver, & Utah (1933) Colorado, Colorado Agricultural, & Colorado Teachers (1934) Colorado & Utah State Utah State (1936) Colorado (1937) Montana State (1938) Colorado Mines (1939) Colorado College (1940) Colorado College (1941) Colorado Mines (1942) No league play due to World War II (1943–1944) Colorado College (1945) Montana State (1946) Montana State (1947) Colorado State–Greeley (1948) Colorado College (1949) Colorado College (1950) Colorado Mines (1951) Idaho State (1952) Idaho State (1953) Montana State (1954) Idaho State (1955)
NAIA Division I	Montana State (1956) Idaho State (1957) Colorado College & Colorado Mines (1958) Idaho State (1959) Adams State (1960) Adams State (1961) Adams State (1962) Western State (1963) Western State (1964) Western State (1965) Western State (1966) Adams State (1967) Adams State (1968) Colorado State–Greeley (1969) Pittsburg State (1970) Northern Colorado (1971) Adams State (1972)
NCAA Division II	Western State (1973) Western State (1974) Western State (1975) Western State (1976) Western State (1977) Western State (1978) Western State (1979) Adams State & Southern Colorado (1980) N.M. Highlands (1981) Mesa State (1982) Mesa State (1983) Fort Lewis (1984) Mesa State (1985) Mesa State (1986) Mesa State (1987) Mesa State (1988) Adams State (1989) Mesa State (1990) Western State (1991) Western State (1992) Fort Hays State (1993) Western State (1994) Fort Hays State & Western State (1995) Chadron State (1996) Western State (1997) Chadron State & Western State (1998) Chadron State & N.M. Highlands (1999) Mesa State (2000) Chadron State (2001) Chadron State & Nebraska–Kearney (2002) Mesa State (2003) Colorado Mines (2004) Nebraska–Kearney (2005) Chadron State (2006) Chadron State (2007) Chadron State (2008) Nebraska–Kearney (2009) Colorado Mines & Nebraska–Kearney (2010) CSU Pueblo (2011) CSU Pueblo (2012) CSU Pueblo (2013) CSU Pueblo & Colorado Mines (2014) Mesa State (2015) Mesa State, Colorado Mines & CSU–Pueblo (2016) CSU Pueblo & Mesa State (2017) CSU Pueblo & Colorado Mines (2018) Colorado Mines (2019) No season (2020) Colorado Mines & Western Colorado (2021) Colorado Mines (2022) Colorado Mines (2023)
National championships in bold

Colorado Mines

1940 Colorado Mines Orediggers football
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	3–4 (3–1 RMC)
Head coach	John Mason (4th season)
Home stadium	Campbell Field
Seasons← 19391941 →

The 1940 Colorado Mines Orediggers football team represented the Colorado School of Mines of Golden, Colorado. In their fourth season under head coach John Mason, the Orediggers compiled a 3–4 record (3–1 against RMC opponents) and finished in second place in the RMC. The team played its home games at Campbell Field in Golden.

Four Colorado Mines players received first-team honors from the Associated Press on the 1940 All-Rocky Mountain Conference football team. They were: quarterback Joe Berta; end Louis DeGoes; tackle Dick Moe; and center Glen Hutchinson.

Colorado Mines was ranked at No. 387 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	vs. Colorado A&M*	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	L 0–25
October 5	at Creighton*	Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE	L 0–43
October 12	Colorado State-Greeley	Campbell Field Golden, CO	W 12–7
October 19	at Colorado College	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 21–28	4,214
November 2	Montana State	Campbell Field Golden, CO	W 20–7
November 9	at Western State	Gunnison, CO	W 12–0
November 21	at Fresno State	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	L 0–28	7,256
*Non-conference game Homecoming

v t e Colorado Mines Orediggers football
Venues	Alumni Field
People	Head coaches
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Montana State

American college football season

1940 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	4–4 (2–1 RMC)
Head coach	Schubert R. Dyche (11th season)
Home stadium	Gatton Field
Seasons← 1939 1941 →

The 1940 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State College (later renamed Montana State University) of Bozeman, Montana. In their 11th season under head coach Schubert R. Dyche, the Bobcats compiled a 4–4 record.

Montana State was ranked at No. 397 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	Western State (CO)	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 12–0
September 23	San Jose State*	Butte High Stadium Butte, MT	L 0–32	4,000
September 27	at Drake*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 0–56	8,000
October 5	North Dakota Agricultural*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 7–0	2,500
October 19	vs. Montana*	Butte High Stadium Butte, MT (rivalry)	L 0–6	6,000
October 26	Colorado State-Greeley	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 7–0
November 2	at Colorado Mines	Campbell Field Golden, CO	L 7–20
November 11	at Idaho Southern Branch*	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	W 15–7
*Non-conference game Homecoming

v t e Montana State Bobcats football
Venues	Gatton Field (1930–1971) Van Winkle Stadium (1972) Bobcat Stadium (1973–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Montana
Culture & lore	Spirit of the West Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906–1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

Colorado State–Greeley

1940 Colorado State–Greeley Bears football
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	2–5–1 (1–3 RMC)
Head coach	John W. Hancock
Home stadium	Jackson Field
Seasons← 19391941 →

The 1940 Colorado State–Greeley Bears football team represented Colorado State College at Greeley, Colorado (now known as the University of Northern Colorado). Led by head coach John W. Hancock, the Bears compiled a 2–5–1 record (1–3 against RMC opponents) and finished in fourth place in the RMC.

Halfback Sam Sears and fullback Horace Brelsford, both juniors, were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1940 All-Rocky Mountain Conference team.

The team played its home games at Jackson Field in Greeley, Colorado.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 4	Idaho Southern*	Jackson Field Greeley, CO	W 21–7
October 12	at Colorado Mines	Campbell Field Golden, CO	L 7–12
October 19	Western State	Jackson Field Greeley, Co	W 33–12
October 26	at Montana State	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	L 0–7
November 2	Fort Hays State	Jackson Field Greeley, CO	T 0–0
November 11	at Colorado College	Colorado Springs, CO	L 7–20
November 16	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 0–41	5,000
November 23	Regis*	Jackson Field Greeley, CO	L 12–13
*Non-conference game Homecoming

v t e Northern Colorado Bears football
Venues	Nottingham Field (1995–present)
Culture & lore	Klawz "UNC Fight Song"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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Western State

1940 Western State Mountaineers football
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	2–6–1 (0–3–1 RMC)
Head coach	Paul Wright (6th season)
Seasons← 19391941 →

The 1940 Western State Mountaineers football team represented Western State College of Colorado at Gunnison, Colorado (now known as the Western Colorado University). In their sixth year under head coach Paul Wright, the Mountaineers compiled a 2–6–1 record (0–3–1 against RMC opponents) and finished in fifth place in the RMC.

Western Colorado was ranked at No. 475 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	at Montana State	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	L 0–12
September 28	at Idaho Southern Branch*	Pocatello, ID	L 0–7
October 5	West Texas State	Gunnison, CO	L 13–48
October 12	Weber JC*	Gunnison, CO	L 0–13
October 19	at Colorado State-Greeley	Jackson Field Greeley, Co	L 12–33
October 26	Regis*	Denver, CO	W 13–0
November 2	Colorado College	Gunnison, CO	T 0–0
November 9	Colorado Mines	Gunnison, CO	L 0–12
*Non-conference game

v t e Western Colorado Mountaineers football
Venues	Mountaineer Bowl
Bowls & rivalries	Colorado Classic
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

All-conference team

The Associated Press selected the following players as first-team honorees on the all-conference team.

Quarterback - Joe Berta, Colorado Mines
Halfbacks - Don Heizer, Colorado College; Sam Sears, Greeley
Fullback - Horace Brelsford, Greeley
Ends - Louis DeGoes, Colorado Mines; Tom Pelican, Colorado College
Tackles - Dick Moe, Colorado Mines; Jack Burke, Montana State
Guards - Rudy Aganski, Western State; Newell Berg, Montana State
Center - Glen Hutchinson, Colorado Mines.

References

^ "Colorado Mines Salvages Glory From Rocky Mountain Race by Leading AP Team". The Daily Sentinel. November 24, 1940. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
"Colorado College Scores Victory Over Baker, 16-0". The Daily Sentinel. September 28, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
"Colorado College Beats New Mexico Normal Eleven". The Daily Sentinel. October 6, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
"Colorado College Whips Whitman With 6-0 Score". The Daily Sentinel. October 12, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "CC Defeats Miners: Colorado College Avenges School of Mines Defeat in 1939 by 28 to 21 Victory". The Daily Sentinel. October 20, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Western State Holds CC Tigers to Scoreless Tie And Spoils Clear Record". The Daily Sentinel. November 3, 1940. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Colorado College Tigers Win RMC Football Crown". The Daily Inter Lake. November 12, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
"Coloradoans Fall -- Grinnell Wins, 26-12". The Des Moines Register. November 24, 1940. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
"Alert Oxy Team Defeats Colorado College, 25 to 6". Los Angeles Times. December 1, 1940. p. II-16 – via Newspapers.com.
"Colorado Aggies Deal Out Harsh Licking to Miners". The Daily Sentinel. September 29, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
"Blues Bury Miners Under 43 to 0 Score". Sunday World-Herald. October 6, 1940. pp. 1B, 7B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Colorado Mines Still in Champion's Seat, Beating Greeley state 12 to 7". The Daily Sentinel. October 13, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Colorado Mines Bumps Bobcats". The Billings Gazette. November 3, 1940. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Miners Spill Western State at Gunnison: Victory Enables RMC Champs to Stay in Running for 1940 Title". The Daily Sentinel. November 10, 1940. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
Ed Orman (November 22, 1940). "Bulldogs Take Well Earned Rest After Thumping Miners". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2B. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 57. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
^ "Montana State Ready for Spartan Game Tomorrow: Bobcats Open Grid Season With Slashing 12-0 Victory". The Montana Standard. September 22, 1940. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
"Brilliant Plays Bring Spartans 34 to 0 Victory". The Montana Standard. September 24, 1940. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
"Drake Flays Montana Foe In 56-0 Orgy". The Des Moines Register. September 28, 1940. pp. 7–8 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bobcats Trim N.D. State, 7-0". The Billings Gazette. October 6, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
"Grizzly Eleven Defeats Bobcats, 6-0". The Montana Standard. October 20, 1940. pp. 1, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bobcats Win 7-0 Decision Over Greeley". The Great Falls Tribune. October 27, 1940. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bobcats Defeat Idaho Southern". The Billings Gazette. November 12, 1940. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
"Greeley Opens Grid Season by Whipping Idaho, 21-7: Bob Flieger Big Star of Bear Victory". The Greeley Daily Tribune. October 5, 1940. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
"Greeley State Defeats Idaho Southern 21-7". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. AP. October 5, 1940. p. 7. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
"Greeley Trounces Western State Saturday, 33 to 12: Bob Flieger Rolls Total Of 21 Points". The Greeley Daily Tribune. October 21, 1940. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
"Hays and Greeley State Play to Scoreless Deadlock". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 4, 1940. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
Kearney Egerton (November 17, 1940). "Tempe Trounces Greeley State, 41-0, in Home-Coming". Arizona Republic. p. XI-2 – via Newspapers.com.
"Regis Rallies To Beat Greeley State Bears, 13 to 12". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 25, 1940. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
"South Idaho Beats Western State, 7 to 0". Greeley Daily Tribune. September 30, 1940. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
"Mountaineers Lose To Idaho Bengals". Twin Falls News. Twin Falls, Idaho. AP. September 29, 1940. p. 2. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
"West Texas Passes Rip Western Colorado, 48-13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1940. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
"Western State Loses, 13 to 0". The Greeley Daily Tribune. October 14, 1940. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
"Greeley Trounces Western State Saturday, 33 to 12". Greeley Daily Tribune. October 21, 1940. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
"Western State Beats Regis Ranger Crew". The Daily Sentinel. October 27, 1940. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football
Members	Adams State Grizzlies Black Hills State Yellow Jackets Chadron State Eagles Colorado Mesa Mavericks Colorado State–Pueblo ThunderWolves Colorado School of Mines Orediggers Fort Lewis Skyhawks New Mexico Highlands Cowboys South Dakota Mines Hardrockers Western Colorado Mountaineers
Conference rivalries	Black Hills Brawl (Black Hills State–South Dakota Mines) Colorado Classic (Adams State–Western Colorado)

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