| 1940 Oregon Ducks football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (3–4–1 PCC) |
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| Captain | None |
| Home stadium | Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon ass a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1940 college football season. In their third season under head coach Tex Oliver, the Ducks compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–4–1 in PCC, fifth), and outscored their opponents, 100 to 58.
Oregon was ranked at No. 32 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.
Three home games were played on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene and one at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | San Diego Marines* | W 12–2 | 4,500 | ||
| October 5 | at Stanford | L 0–13 | 20,000 | ||
| October 12 | Washington | L 0–10 | 31,000 | ||
| October 19 | at No. 17 USC | L 0–13 | 35,000 | ||
| October 26 | at Washington State | T 6–6 | 6,500 | ||
| November 2 | Montana |
| W 38–0 | 4,500 | |
| November 9 | UCLA |
| W 18–0 | 7,500 | |
| November 16 | at California | L 6–14 | |||
| November 30 | at Oregon State | W 20–0 | 18,000 | ||
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References
- Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Oliver's Oregon Ducks Down San Diego Devildogs: Oregon's Win First Game, 12-2". The Register-Guard. September 28, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- Associated Press, "Tricky Stanford Beats Oregon U: Razzle-Dazzle Football Wins 13–0 Victory," Santa Barbara News-Press, Oct. 6, 1940, p. 6.
- "Huskies Trim Oregon 10 to 0; Pass Interception Turning Point". Medford Mail Tribune. October 13, 1940. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- Associated Press, "Oregon Gets First Win, 38–0," San Bernardino County Sun, Nov. 3, 1940, p. 17.
- Wolf, Al (November 10, 1940). "Webfoots take bruin team, 18–0". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 12, 2021 – via Proquest.
- Associated Press, "Underdog Ducks Trims OSC 20–0 at Homecoming: Beaver Winning String is Snapped," Medford Mail-Tribune, Dec. 1, 1940, p. 2.
- "1940 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- "1940 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 51. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
External links
- Game program: Oregon at Washington State – October 26, 1940
- WSU Libraries: Game video – Oregon at Washington State – October 26, 1940
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