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1940 Utah Redskins football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1940
team	Utah Redskins
sport	football
conference	Mountain States Conference
short_conf	MSC
record	7–2
conf_record	5–1
head_coach	Ike Armstrong
hc_year	16th
stadium	Ute Stadium
champion	MSC champion
prev	[1939](1939-utah-utes-football-team)

The 1940 Utah Redskins football team, also commonly known as the Utah Utes, was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1940 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 7–2 record with mark of 5–1 in conference play, won the MSC title, and outscored all opponents by a total of 169 to 87.

Rex Geary was the team captain. Four Utah players received recognition on the 1940 All-Mountain States football team: end Carlos Soffe; tackle Floyd Spendlove; guard Rex Geary; and halfback Izzy Spector.

Utah's season opener against Santa Clara was part of the first-ever major college football doubleheader. The event at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco also featured the future Rose Bowl champions, the Stanford "Wow Boys", defeating San Francisco, 27—0.

Utah was ranked at No. 66 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

Schedule

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References

"1940 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(2019). "2019 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah.
2019 Utah Football Media Guide, p. 119.
2019 Utah Football Media Guide, p. 162.
Ron Fimrite, [https://web.archive.org/web/20121102232520/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1092785/4/index.htm A Melding Of Men All Suited To A T; Clark Shaughnessy was a dour theoretician, Frankie Albert an unrestrained quarterback and Stanford a team of losers, but combined they forever changed the game of football], ''Sports Illustrated'', September 5, 1977.
Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe.
(September 29, 1940). "Santa Clara Wallops Utes, 34–13". The Ogden Standard-Examiner.
(October 6, 1940). "Utah registers 12 to 6 victory over 'Y' Cougars". The Sunday Herald.
(October 13, 1940). "Utah U Redskins best Arizona with brilliant passing plays". The Ogden Standard-Examiner.
Durrell Nielsen. (October 20, 1940). "Utah Aggies Triumph Over Utes, 7 to 0: 'A' Stops Vaunted Redskin Power". The Salt Lake Tribune.
Orval Hopkins. (October 27, 1940). "Utes Trounce D.U.: Injuns Rout Foes, 25–14". The Salt Lake Tribune.
(November 3, 1940). "Utah smashes six-year jinx to whip Colorado". The Daily Sentinel.
(November 10, 1940). "Redskins trounce Wyoming Cowboys". The Idaho Statesman.
(November 17, 1940). "Utah Wallops Colorado Farmers, 27 to 0: Utes Sure To Share Honors in Big Seven". The Ogden Standard-Examiner.
Marlowe Branagan. (November 22, 1940). "Utes Win, Cop Title: Injuns Cop 13–6 Duel With Idaho". The Salt Lake Tribune.

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