1940 Pacific Tigers football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1940 Pacific Tigers football Far Western Conference FWC 4–5 2–0 Amos Alonzo Stagg 8th Baxter Stadium FWC champion 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.Marvin Joe May 2000 Stagg at Pacific: Part III - 1940-1942 https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll10/id/8300/rec/4 College Football Historical Society Newsletter LA84 Foundation 13 3 8–9 April 3, 2017 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.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com The Tigers played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton. Schedule October 5 l y y Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 7–25 22,670 October 11 w y California JV Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA 6–0 October 18 l y y Fresno State Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA 0–3 10,000 Mulkey Kicks Goal As 'Dogs Beat COP, 3 To 0; COP Jinx Is Discarded The Fresno Bee Fresno, California Ed Orman October 19, 1940 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8723817/mulkey_kicks_goal_as_dogs_beat_cop/ Newspapers.com February 2, 2017http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 Fresno State 2016 Media Guide December 8, 2016 December 20, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220192819/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 dead October 25 l y y Loyola (CA) Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA 0–20 4,000 Alert Loyola Team Tops Pacific, 20-0 Los Angeles Times Charles Curtis October 27, 1940 II-10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22932567/alert_loyola_team_tops_pacific_200/ Newspapers.com November 2 w y Cal Aggies A Street field Davis, CA 7–6 November 8 l y y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA rivalry 7–28 12,000 November 21 w y Nevada Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA 24–6 November 29 w y Chico State College Field Chico, CA 27–0 Pacific Gridders Defeat Chico For Conference Title Sacramento Bee Sacramento, California November 30, 1940 8 GenealogyBank.com December 5 l y y San Diego Marines San Diego, CA 3–6 12,000 Pacific Loses Hot One to Marines Stockton Record December 6, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123253962/pacific-loses-hot-one-to-marines/ Newspapers.com http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2453&year=1940 1940 - Pacific (CA) College Football Data Warehouse January 30, 2017 March 23, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180323004053/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2453&year=1940 dead Notes 2 note References Pacific Category:Pacific Tigers football seasons Category:Northern California Athletic Conference football champion seasons Pacific Tigers football