Oregon Football Team History
Oregon Ducks
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
Founded: 1876 Stadium: Autzen Stadium Capacity: 54,000 Colors: Green & Yellow Coach: Gerald A. Tex Oliver Conference: Pacific Coast-
1940 Season Highlights
Gerald A. Tex Oliver enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Oregon.
1940 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 27 vs. San Diego Marines
12
2
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Stanford
0
13
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Washington
0
10
L
@ Portland, OR
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Southern California
0
13
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Washington State
6
6
T
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Montana
38
0
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
UCLA
18
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
California
6
14
L
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Oregon State
20
0
W
1940 Season Totals
Record 4-4
-1
Points Scored 100
Scoring Average 11.1
Points Allowed 58
Defense Average 6.4
Opponents Record 34-28
Conference Record 2-4
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 1-3
-1
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 Pacific Coast 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.