1940 Utah State Aggies football team

American college football season

1940 Utah State Aggies football

Conference| Mountain States Conference
Record| 2–5–1 (2–4 MSC)
Head coach|

* Dick Romney (22nd season)

Home stadium| Aggie Stadium

Seasons

<- 1939

1941 ->

1940 Mountain States Conference football standings

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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]

Utah State was ranked at No. 161 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]

## Schedule

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September 28| 2:30 p.m.| San Jose State*|

* Aggie Stadium
* Logan, UT

| L 0–19| 4,000| [4][5][6]
October 12| | Colorado|

* Aggie Stadium
* Logan, UT

| L 0–26| |
October 19| | Utah|

* Aggie Stadium
* Logan, UT (rivalry)

| W 7–0| 6,000| [7][8]
October 26| | at Idaho*|

* Public School Field
* Boise, ID

| T 0–0| 3,500| [9][10][11][12]
November 2| | at BYU|

* "Y" Stadium
* Provo, UT (rivalry)

| L 7–12| 6,000| [13]
November 9| | at Colorado A&M| Fort Collins, CO| L 12–13| |
November 16| | at Denver|

* DU Stadium
* Denver, CO

| L 6–34| | [14]
November 21| | Wyoming|

* Aggie Stadium
* Logan, UT (rivalry)

| W 16–0| 600| [15]

* *Non-conference game
* All times are in Mountain time

## References

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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. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Nielsen, Durrell (September 28, 1940). "Aggies Battle San Jose State In Logan Grid Opener Today". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 27. Retrieved February 22, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ Nielsen, Durrell (September 29, 1940). "San Jose Captures Logan Tilt, 19-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 1C. Retrieved February 22, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ Nielsen, Durrell (September 29, 1940). "San Jose Rambles to 19-0 Victory Over Utah State in Duel at Logan (continued)". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 2C. Retrieved February 22, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ "Utah State Springs Upset, Trims Utes, 7-0". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 20, 1940. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Romney expects trouble from Vandals at Boise". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). October 25, 1940. p. 16.
10. ^ "Idaho, Utah State in scoreless tie". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. October 27, 1940. p. 9.
11. ^ "Idaho battles Utah Aggies, 0-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 27, 1940. p. 1, sports.
12. ^ Simpson, Harold (October 28, 1940). "Aggies pleased to get 0-0 deadlock with Vandals". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 10.
13. ^ "Cougars Turn Back Favored Aggies, 12-7". The Sunday Herald. November 3, 1940. pp. 1, 8 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ Loudon Kelly (November 17, 1940). "D.U. Cops 34-6 Tilt". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 1C, 3C - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "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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Utah State Aggies football

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* Romney Stadium (I) (1927–1967)
* Maverik Stadium (1968–present)

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