1940 Utah State Aggies football team

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1940 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
1940 record2–5–1 (2–4 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Mountain States Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Denver 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Colorado 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
BYU 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
Colorado A&M 1 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Utah State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Wyoming 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State Agricultural College in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1940 college football season. In their 22nd season under head coach Dick Romney, the Aggies compiled a 2–5–1 record (2–4 against MSC opponents), finished sixth in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 104 to 48.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30San Jose State*
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 0–19
October 12Colorado
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 0–26
October 19Utah
W 7–06,000[3][4]
October 26at Idaho*Boise, IDT 0–0
November 2at BYU
L 7–126,000[5]
November 9at Colorado A&MFort Collins, COL 12–13
November 16at Denver
L 6–34
November 21Wyoming
W 16–0600[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1940 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 189, 195.
  3. ^ Durrell Nielsen (October 20, 1940). "Utah Aggies Triumph Over Utes, 7 to 0: 'A' Stops Vaunted Redskin Power". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Utah State Springs Upset, Trims Utes, 7-0". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 20, 1940. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cougars Turn Back Favored Aggies, 12-7". The Sunday Herald. November 3, 1940. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Superior Punting Help Aggies Tip Wyoming Gridsters, 16 to 0". The Salt Lake Telegram. November 22, 1940. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
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