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1940 Santa Clara

6–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Buck Shaw, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Santa Clara in 1940, game by game: won vs. Utah 34–13; won at UCLA 9–6; lost at Stanford 6–7; tied at Michigan State 0–0; won vs. San Francisco 27–0; won vs. Loyola Marymount 27–0; won at Saint Mary’s (CA) 19–7; won vs. Oklahoma 33–13+27−1Won 34–13 vs. Utah+21UtahWon 9–6 at UCLA+3UCLALost 6–7 at Stanford-1StanfordTied 0–0 at Michigan State0Michigan StateWon 27–0 vs. San Francisco+27San FranciscoWon 27–0 vs. Loyola Marymount+27Loyola MarymountWon 19–7 at Saint Mary’s (CA)+12Saint Mary’s (C…Won 33–13 vs. Oklahoma+20Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsUtahW 34–⁠1361%
Oct 4atUCLAW 9–⁠654%
Oct 12atStanfordL 6–⁠763%
Oct 25atMichigan StateT 0–⁠059%
Nov 9vsSan FranciscoW 27–⁠085%
Nov 16vsLoyola MarymountW 27–⁠090%
Nov 23atSaint Mary’s (CA)W 19–⁠754%
Nov 30vsOklahomaW 33–⁠1364%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 33–⁠13; No. 11 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 20
  2. Wk 4: 19
  3. Wk 5: 16
  4. Wk 6: 19
  5. Wk 7: 15
  6. Final: 11

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
6–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 11 peak No. 11
Points
155–⁠46
Coach
Buck Shaw
Elo
1700 +83 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.1 No. 14 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Pacific Coast

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1940 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).