San Jose State Football Team History
San Jose State Spartans
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
Founded: 1857 Stadium: Spartan Stadium Capacity: 31,218 Colors: Blue & Gold & White Coach: Benjamin H. Ben Winlkeman Conference: California Intercollegiate Athletic-
1940 Season Highlights
Benjamin H. Ben Winlkeman enters his 1st season as Head Coach at San Jose State.
The Spartans won the California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
1940 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Mon., Sep. 16 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville
0
10
L
Mon., Sep. 23 @ Montana State
34
0
W
Mon., Sep. 30 @
Utah State
19
0
W
Fri., Oct. 4 @ Willamette (OR)
21
0
W
Fri., Oct. 11 vs.
San Diego State
10
0
W
Fri., Oct. 18 @ San Francisco
7
6
W
Fri., Oct. 25 @ California-Santa Barbara
33
6
W
Fri., Nov. 1 @ Loyola Marymount
27
12
W
Fri., Nov. 8 vs. Pacific
28
7
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Fresno State
14
7
W
Thu., Nov. 21 vs. South Dakota
40
7
W
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Nevada
30
7
W
1940 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 263
Scoring Average 21.9
Points Allowed 62
Defense Average 5.2
Opponents Record 18-14
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 7-0
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1940 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1940 All California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.