1940 California
4–6 (3–4 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Stub Allison. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat USC 20–7Nov 9
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Michigan | L 0–41 | 49% |
| Oct 5 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) | W 9–6 | 46% |
| Oct 12 | vs Washington State | L 6–9 | 57% |
| Oct 19 | vs UCLA | W 9–7 | 47% |
| Oct 26 | at 16Washington | L 6–7 | 30% |
| Nov 2 | vs Oregon State | L 13–19 | 41% |
| Nov 9 | at USC | W 20–7 | 19% |
| Nov 16 | vs Oregon | W 14–6 | 60% |
| Nov 30 | vs 3Stanford | L 7–13 | 41% |
| Dec 28 | at Georgia Tech | L 0–13 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 13–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1940.
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 6th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 84–128
- Coach
- Stub Allison
- Elo
- 1477 −19 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.2 No. 33 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1940 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford | 7–0 | 10–0 | 2 |
| Washington | 7–1 | 7–2 | 10 |
| 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 | 4–6 | |
| USC | 2–3–2 | 3–4–2 | |
 Montana | 1–2 | 4–4–1 | |
| UCLA | 1–6 | 1–9 | |
 Idaho | 0–4 | 1–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.