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Washington Football Team History


Washington Huskies
University of Washington
 Seattle, WA
Founded: 1861
Stadium: Hushy Stadium
Capacity: 72,500
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: James M. Jimmy Phelan
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 James M. Jimmy Phelan enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Washington.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Minnesota  14   19   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Idaho  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Oregon  10   0   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Oregon State  19   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. California  7   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Stanford  10   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Southern California  14   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ UCLA  41   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Washington State  33   9   W       
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored169
  Scoring Average18.8
  Points Allowed54
  Defense Average6.0
  Opponents Record39-30
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record2-2
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 7-2-0 AP
  
1940 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Stanford 10-019685Won  21-137-014166  Clark D. Shaughnessy
Washington 7-216954 6-113435  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Oregon State 5-3-112880 3-3-16180  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
California 4-684128 3-47568  Leonard B. Stub Allison
Oregon 4-4-110058 2-4-15056  Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Southern California 3-4-28898 2-3-26981  Howard H. Jones
Washington State 4-4-2131147 1-4-278140  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
UCLA 1-979174 1-667149  Edwin C. Babe Horrell

1940 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1940 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.