The 1940 San Francisco State States football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as an independent during the 1940 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Dick Boyle, San Francisco State compiled a record of 3–5 and was outscored by its opponents 139 to 73. The team played home games at Roberts Field in San Francisco. Although the "Gator" was voted to be the mascot for the team in 1931, local newspaper articles called the team the "Staters" from 1935 through 1940.
| 1940 San Francisco State Staters football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 3–5 |
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| Home stadium | Roberts Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Santa Clara | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho Southern Branch | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (CA) | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco State was ranked at No. 529 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Moffett Field Air Corps[note 1] |
| W 20–0 | 6,000 | [2] |
| September 21 | at Nevada | L 0–47 | [4] | ||
| September 27 | San Francisco Junior College |
| L 13–19[5] | ||
| October 5 | at Cal Aggies |
| L 0–35 | [6] | |
| October 11 | Humboldt State |
| W 3–0 | 2,000 | [7] |
| October 19 | at Chico State | L 0–12 | [8] | ||
| October 25 | Cal Poly |
| L 13–20 | [9] | |
| November 1 | La Verne |
| W 24–6 | [10] |
Notes
edit- ^ Naval Air Station Moffett Field was a Naval Air Station from 1933 to 1994.
- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[3]
References
edit- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.F. State Opens With 20-0 Win". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 14, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ "Nevada Trounces 'Gators 47 to 0". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 22, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.F. Jaysee Win". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. September 28, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cal Aggies Win". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 6, 1940. p. 17. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.F. Humbles Humboldt". The Fresno Bee The Republican. Fresno, California. October 12, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Francisco State Defeated by Chico". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 20, 1940. p. 19. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brad Lynn Helps Cal Poly Win". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. October 26, 1940. p. 5. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.F. State Wins". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 2, 1940. p. 4. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
