1940 Pacific Lutheran Lutes football team

American college football season February 2026 July 2024 1940 Pacific Lutheran Lutes football Marv Tommervik.jpg 155px Halfback Marv Tommervik, 1940 Washington Intercollegiate Conference WINCO 8–0 4–0 Cliff Olson 8th Tacoma Stadium WINCO champion The 1940 Pacific Lutheran Lutes football team, also known as the Gladiators,A Wildcat to Watch The Tacomaa Times November 16, 1940 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tacoma-times-wildcat-to-watch/147915155/ Newspapers.comSports log The Tacoma News-Tribune November 20, 1940 15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-sport-log/147915213/ Newspapers.com was an American football team that represented Pacific Lutheran University as a member of the Washington Intercollegiate Conference (WINCO) during the 1940 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Cliff Olson, the Lutes compiled an 8–0 record (4–0 in conference games), won the WINCO championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 207 to 53.James Dave Lutherans Happy Over Winko Title https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92505809/the-news-tribune/ The Tacoma News Tribune Tacoma, Washington November 19, 1940 15 January 13, 2022 Newspapers.com The regular season ended on November 16, but the team agreed to a post-season game against a Gonzaga team featuring halfback Tony Canadeo who was later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.Gonzaga University and Pacific Lutheran Will Play Post-Season Game at Tacoma: Whole City Sponsors Classic, Says Mayor Spokane Daily Chronicle November 18, 1940 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/spokane-chronicle-gonzaga-university-and/147935136/ Newspapers.com Pacific Lutheran defeated Gonzaga, 16–13, kicking a game-winning field goal in the final 16 seconds of the game. The team gained Fame for its "wide open passing game", sometimes referred to as an "air circus" which included both tossing the ball laterally as well as forward.Sports log The Tacoma News-Tribune Dan Walton November 20, 1940 15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-sports-log/147934129/ Newspapers.com The key players in the passing game were halfback Marv "Tommygun" Tommervik who completed 75 of 145 passes for 1,292 yards; fullback Marv Harshman who led all players in the far west with 72 points scored; end Earl Platt who tallied 36 pass receptions for 735 yards; and end Sig Sigurdson who later played for the Baltimore Colts.PLC High In Grid Column: Lutherans Among 10 Undefeated and Untied Teams in Small College Class The Tacoma News Tribune and Sunday Ledger Dillon Graham Associated Press December 15, 1940 15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-plc-high-in-grid-column/147908133/ Newspapers.com Pacific Lutheran in 1940 had an enrollment of 454 students. The team played its home games at Tacoma Stadium in Tacoma, Washington. Schedule y y September 23 1940 Saint Martin's Rangers Saint Martin's Tacoma Stadium Tacoma, WA W 33-0 Lutherans Wallop St. Martin's Eleven The Tacoma Times September 24, 1940 11 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tacoma-times-lutherans-wallop-st-ma/147916245/ Newspapers.com September 27 at 1940 Pacific Badgers Pacific (OR)<ncg> Tacoma Stadium Tacoma, WA W 26-6 Tosses Three Passes to Defeat Pacific The Spokesman-Review September 28, 1940 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-tosses-three-passes/147913283/ Newspapers.com October 5 at 1940 Linfield Wildcats Linfield<ncg> McMinnville, OR W 45-6 Lutheran Air Show Smothers Linfield: Marv Tommervik's Amazing Aim Accounts for Four Touchdowns in 15-6 Rout; Wildcats Score in Last Minute The Tacoma News-Tribune October 7, 1940 8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-lutheran-air-show-smoth/147915773/ Newspapers.com October 19 at 1940 Western Washington Vikings Western Washington Parkland, WA W 26-7 The Rain Came But Pass Crazy Swedes Passed: Pacific Lutheran Looks Like Class Of Winko Football League The Daily Olympian October 21, 1940 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-the-rain-came-but-pass-craz/147915632/ Newspapers.com November 2 at Eastern Washington Woodward Field Cheney, WA W 20-14 3,500 Passing Game Defeats Cheney: Pacific Lutheran Drops E.W.C., 20-14, Before Record Crowd The Spokesman-Review November 3, 1940 B2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-passing-game-defeat/147913428/ Newspapers.com November 8 at Saint Martin's<ncg> Stevens Field Olympia, WA W 27-7 Expert Ball Handling Enables PLC To Beat St. Martin's, 27-7 The Olympian November 10, 1940 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-expert-ball-handling-enable/147913604/ Newspapers.com November 16 1940 Central Washington Wildcats Central Washington<hc> Tacoma Stadium Tacoma, WA W 14-0 7,000 Lutheran Team Cinches Crown: Flying Circus Team Stows Intercollegiate Title in Beating Central The Spokesman-Review November 17, 1940 B3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-lutheran-team-cinch/147914994/ Newspapers.comLutherans Outscore Central: Gladiators Capture Winko Title With 14-0 Win; to Play Gonzaga Nov. 29 The Tacoma News-Tribune Dan Walton November 17, 1940 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-lutherans-outscore-cent/147934676/ Newspapers.com November 29 Gonzaga<ncg> Tacoma Stadium Tacoma, WA W 16-13 12,000–15,000 Pacific Lutheran Field Goal Downs Gonzaga at Tacoma Spokane Daily Chronicle November 30, 1940 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/spokane-chronicle-pacific-lutheran-field/147935497/ Newspapers.comPacific Lutheran Whips Gonzaga With Field Goal in Last 12 Seconds: Aerial Circus Brings Victory The Spokesman-Review November 30, 1940 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-pacific-lutheran-wh/147935762/ Newspapers.comStory Book Kids Stage Big Upset: Pacific Lutherans Defeat Mighty 'Zags' The Register-Guard Gail Fowler November 30, 1940 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23034690/story_book_kids_stage_big_upset/ Newspapers.com Pacific Lutheran Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse May 22, 2024 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/pacific_lutheran/1940-1944_yearly_results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150906150159/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/pacific_lutheran/1940-1944_yearly_results.php 2015-09-06 References collapsed Pacific Lutheran Category:Pacific Lutheran Lutes football seasons Category:Washington Intercollegiate Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Pacific Lutheran Lutes football