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1940 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record2–5–1 (2–4 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Stadium
Seasons← 19391941 →
1940 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Denver 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Colorado 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
BYU 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
Colorado A&M 1 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Utah State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Wyoming 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State Agricultural College in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1940 college football season. In their 22nd season under head coach Dick Romney, the Aggies compiled a 2–5–1 record (2–4 against MSC opponents), finished sixth in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 104 to 48.

Utah State was ranked at No. 161 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 282:30 p.m.San Jose State*L 0–194,000
October 12Colorado
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 0–26
October 19UtahW 7–06,000
October 26at Idaho*T 0–03,500
November 2at BYUL 7–126,000
November 9at Colorado A&MFort Collins, COL 12–13
November 16at DenverL 6–34
November 21WyomingW 16–0600

References

  1. "1940 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  2. "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 189, 195.
  3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Nielsen, Durrell (September 28, 1940). "Aggies Battle San Jose State In Logan Grid Opener Today". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 27. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. Nielsen, Durrell (September 29, 1940). "San Jose Captures Logan Tilt, 19-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 1C. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. Nielsen, Durrell (September 29, 1940). "San Jose Rambles to 19-0 Victory Over Utah State in Duel at Logan (continued)". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 2C. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. Durrell Nielsen (October 20, 1940). "Utah Aggies Triumph Over Utes, 7 to 0: 'A' Stops Vaunted Redskin Power". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Utah State Springs Upset, Trims Utes, 7-0". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 20, 1940. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Romney expects trouble from Vandals at Boise". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). October 25, 1940. p. 16.
  10. "Idaho, Utah State in scoreless tie". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. October 27, 1940. p. 9.
  11. "Idaho battles Utah Aggies, 0-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 27, 1940. p. 1, sports.
  12. Simpson, Harold (October 28, 1940). "Aggies pleased to get 0-0 deadlock with Vandals". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 10.
  13. "Cougars Turn Back Favored Aggies, 12-7". The Sunday Herald. November 3, 1940. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Loudon Kelly (November 17, 1940). "D.U. Cops 34-6 Tilt". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Superior Punting Help Aggies Tip Wyoming Gridsters, 16 to 0". The Salt Lake Telegram. November 22, 1940. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
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