1940 Pacific Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1940 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pacific compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. The team was outscored by its opponents 94 to 81 for the season.[1]
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–5 (2–0 FWC)
Headcoach
- Amos Alonzo Stagg (8th season)
HomestadiumBaxter Stadium
| 1940 Pacific Tigers football | |
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FWC champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (2–0 FWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Baxter Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pacific was ranked at No. 158 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]
The Tigers played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 5 | at Notre Dame* | L 7–25 | 22,670 | ||
| October 11 | California JV* |
| W 6–0 | ||
| October 18 | Fresno State* |
| L 0–3 | 10,000 | [3][4] |
| October 25 | at Loyola (CA)* | L 0–20 | 4,000 | [5] | |
| November 2 | at Cal Aggies |
| W 7–6 | ||
| November 8 | at San Jose State* | L 7–28 | 12,000 | ||
| November 21 | Nevada* |
| W 24–6 | ||
| November 29 | at Chico State |
| W 27–0 | [6] | |
| December 5 | at San Diego Marines* | San Diego, CA | L 3–6 | 12,000 | [7] |
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