1940 Pacific Tigers football team

1940 Pacific Tigers football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–5 (2–0 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBaxter Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 1940 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pacific compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. The team was outscored by its opponents 94 to 81 for the season.[1]

Pacific was ranked at No. 158 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

The Tigers played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton.

  1. ^ Marvin, Joe (May 2000). "Stagg at Pacific: Part III - 1940-1942". College Football Historical Society Newsletter. 13 (3). LA84 Foundation: 8–9. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.