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-
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
Record 7-2
Points Scored 169
Scoring Average 18.8
Points Allowed 54
Defense Average 6.0
Opponents Record 39-30
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 2-2
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
10 7-2-0
AP
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 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.