1940 San Diego Marines Devil Dogs football team

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ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Headcoach
  • Elmer Hall (2nd season)
1940 San Diego Marines Devil Dogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
  • Elmer Hall (2nd season)
Seasons
 1939
1941 
1940 Western college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Santa Clara  611
Cal Poly  630
Saint Mary's  530
Gonzaga  541
Nevada  441
Humboldt State  340
Idaho Southern Branch  350
San Francisco State  350
Loyola (CA)  370
Portland  231
Hawaii  250
San Francisco  161
La Verne  060
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 San Diego Marine Devil Dogs football team was an American football team that represented the United States Marines Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego as an independent during the 1940 college football season. Playing against college football teams from California, Oregon, and Montana, the Devil Dogs compiled an 8–1 record, shut out four of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 185 to 47. The team's only loss was to Oregon. Lieutenant Colonel Elmer Hall, who had previously played college football for Oregon, returned for a second year as the Devil Dogs' head football coach.

At the end of the season, the San Diego Marines were ranked at No. 84 (out of 697 teams) in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score rankings for 1940.[1]

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