1940 Cal Aggies football team

The 1940 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture[note 1] in the 1940 college football season. The team was known as either the Cal Aggies or California Aggies, and competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

1940 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1940 record4–4–1 (2–1 FWC)
Head coachVern Hickey (4th season)
Home stadiumA Street field
1940 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Pacific (CA) $ 2 –0 –0  4 –5 –0
Cal Aggies 2 –1 –0  4 –4 –1
Chico State 1 –2 –0  3 –3 –1
Humboldt State 0 –2 –0  3 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The Aggies were led by fourth-year head coach Vern Hickey. They played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California. The Aggies finished with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1, 2–1 FWC). The Aggies outscored their opponents 120–81 for the 1940 season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21at Arizona State[note 3]*
L 13–21
September 28at California JV[note 4]*
L 7–15
October 5San Francisco State[note 5]*
W 35–0
October 12at Occidental*
T 6–6
October 18at Humboldt State[note 6]
W 20–0[1]
November 2Pacific (CA)[note 7]
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
L 6–7
November 9Santa Barbara State[note 8]*
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
W 14–6
November 16at Cal Poly[note 9]*
L 7–20
November 21at Chico State[note 10]
W 12–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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NFL draft

No Cal Aggies players were selected in the 1941 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Notes
  1. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. Arizona State University was known as Arizona State Teachers College from 1929 to 1944.
  4. The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".
  5. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  8. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921 to 1943.
  9. California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
  10. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
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References
  1. "Cal Aggies Triumph Over Humboldt Team". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 19, 1940. p. 15. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  4. "1941 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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