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1940 Gonzaga

5–⁠4–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Gonzaga in 1940, game by game: won vs. Albertson 31–0; lost at Saint Mary’s (CA) 0–16; lost vs. Pacific Lutheran 13–16; won at Idaho 25–0; won at Portland 20–0; lost at Montana 10–13; won at Willamette 7–6; tied at Arizona State 7–7; won vs. Detroit Mercy 13–7; lost vs. Washington State 7–14+31−16Won 31–0 vs. Albertson+31AlbertsonLost 0–16 at Saint Mary’s (CA)-16Saint Mary’s (C…Lost 13–16 vs. Pacific Lutheran-3Pacific LutheranWon 25–0 at Idaho+25IdahoWon 20–0 at Portland+20PortlandLost 10–13 at Montana-3MontanaWon 7–6 at Willamette+1WillametteTied 7–7 at Arizona State0Arizona StateWon 13–7 vs. Detroit Mercy+6Detroit MercyLost 7–14 vs. Washington State-7Washington State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsAlbertsonW 31–⁠089%
Sep 28atSaint Mary’s (CA)L 0–⁠1639%
Oct 4vsPacific LutheranL 13–⁠1687%
Oct 12atIdahoW 25–⁠052%
Oct 19atPortlandW 20–⁠078%
Oct 26atMontanaL 10–⁠1363%
Nov 2atWillametteW 7–⁠679%
Nov 9atArizona StateT 7–⁠742%
Nov 16vsDetroit MercyW 13–⁠743%
Nov 23vsWashington StateL 7–⁠1464%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington State 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
133–⁠79
Coach
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Elo
1473 −19 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−2.4 No. 72 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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