1940 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–4–1 (2–1 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Fryer
Home stadiumA Street field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Vern Hickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 120 to 81 for the season.

The Cal Aggies were ranked at No. 301 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

The Cal Aggies played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21at Arizona State*
L 13–21
September 28at California JV[note 1]*
L 7–15
October 5San Francisco State*
W 35–0
October 12at Occidental*
T 6–6
October 18at Humboldt State
W 20–0[2]
November 2Pacific (CA)dagger
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
L 6–7
November 9Santa Barbara State*
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
W 14–6
November 16at Cal Poly*
L 7–20
November 21at Chico State
W 12–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Notes

  1. ^ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".

References

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cal Aggies Triumph Over Humboldt Team". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 19, 1940. p. 15. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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