1940 Stanford Indians Football Team
The 1940 Stanford Indians football team, nicknamed the "Wow Boys", represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1940 college football season. First-year head coach Clark Shaughnessy inherited a team that finished with a 1–7–1 record the previous season.Wow Boys: The Team That Changed the Game
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Pacific Coast Conference
The Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) was a collegiate athletic conference in the United States which existed from 1915 to 1959. Though the Pac-12 Conference claims the PCC's history as part of its own, with eight of the ten PCC members (including all four original PCC charter members) in the Pac-12 for many years, the older league had a completely different charter and was disbanded in 1959 due to a major crisis and scandal. Established on December 2, 1915, its four charter members were the University of California (now University of California, Berkeley), the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, and Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University). Conference members * University of California, Berkeley (1915–1959) * University of Oregon (1915–1959) * Oregon State University, Oregon State College (1915–1959) * University of Washington (1915–1959) * Washington State University, Washington State College (1917–1959) * Stanford ...
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1940 Oregon Ducks Football Team
The 1940 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon ass a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1940 college football season. In their third season under head coach Tex Oliver, the Ducks compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–4–1 in PCC, fifth), and outscored their opponents, 100 to 58. Oregon was ranked at No. 32 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Ratings, Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. Three home games were played on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, Eugene and one at Providence Park, Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon, Portland. Schedule References External links Game program: Oregon at Washington State– October 26, 1940 WSU Libraries: Game video
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1940 California Golden Bears Football Team
The 1940 California Golden Bears football team season was an American football team that represented the University of California in Berkeley during the 1940 college football season. Under head coach Stub Allison, the team compiled an overall record of 4–6 and 3–4 in conference. California was ranked at No. 40 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. Schedule References California California Golden Bears football seasons California Golden Bears football The California Golden Bears football program represents the University of California, Berkeley, in college football as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference at the NCAA Division I FBS level. They were previously a member of the Pac-12 Confer ...

1940 Oregon State Beavers Football Team
The 1940 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College—now known as Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Lon Stiner, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 4–3–1 in conference play, placing third in the PCC. Oregon State scored 128 points and allowed 80 points on the season. The team played home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon. The 1940 Oregon State squad finished the season ranked at No. 36 (out of 697 college football teams) under the Litkenhous Ratings, Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940 and at No. 51 according to the Azziratem System favored by ''Illustrated Football Annual'' magazine. Schedule Background The 1940 college football season marked the 46th year of competition for Oregon State University, Oregon State College (OSC) — formerly known as Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) and know ...
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1940 Washington Huskies Football Team
The 1940 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1940 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 7–2 record, finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, was ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 169 to 54. The Huskies' only two losses came to Minnesota and Stanford teams that were ranked Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, in the final AP Poll. Bill Marx was the team captain. Schedule NFL draft selections Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1941 NFL draft, which lasted 22 rounds with 204 selections. References Washington Washington Huskies football seasons Washington Huskies football The Washington Huskies football team represents the University of Washington in college football. Washington competed in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) ...
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ...
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the Los Angeles Coliseum or L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park, Los Angeles, Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride, the Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to Los Angeles veterans of World War I. Completed in 1923, it will become the first stadium to have hosted the Summer Olympics three times when it hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics, previously hosting in 1932 Summer Olympics, 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on July 27, 1984, a day before the 1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics. The stadium serves as the home of the USC Trojans football, University of Southern California Trojans football team of the Big Ten Conference, and is located directly adjacent to the school's main University Park, Los Angeles, University Park campu ...
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1940 UCLA Bruins Football Team
The 1940 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1940 college football season. The Bruins offense scored 79 points while the defense allowed 174 points. Coached by Edwin C. Horrell, the Bruins finished the season with a 1–9 record. UCLA was ranked at No. 60 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. Schedule 1940 Bruins in professional sports The following players were claimed in the 1941 NFL draft. Jackie Robinson went on to a career in Major League Baseball. References UCLA UCLA Bruins football seasons UCLA Bruins football The UCLA Bruins football program represents the University of California, Los Angeles, in college football as members of the Big Ten Conference at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. The Bruins play their home games off ...

Stanford–USC Football Rivalry
The Stanford–USC football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Stanford Cardinal and the USC Trojans. The two teams are no longer in the same conference as of 2024 and played the last scheduled game of the series on September 9, 2023, with the Trojans winning 56–10. The two teams first played in 1905 and began playing regularly in 1918. Between 1911 and 1913, there were rugby games played between the two schools. In some places, these games are counted as football games. The only six years in which the rivalry was not played since that year were in 1921, 1924, the three years of World War II (1943–1945), and the Covid season in 2020. The teams have frequently vied for the conference championship and a berth in the Rose Bowl. Stanford is USC's oldest current rival. Series history Early rivalry The rivalry began in earnest in the 1930s after USC had won three national championships in five years. A group of Stanford freshmen, after a stinging 193 ...
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1940 USC Trojans Football Team
The 1940 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1940 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled a 3–4–2 record (2–3–2 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 98 to 88. USC was ranked at No. 41 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. Schedule References {{USC Trojans football navbox USC USC Trojans football seasons USC Trojans football The USC Trojans football program represents the University of Southern California in the sport of American football. The Trojans compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate ...

Pullman, Washington
Pullman is the most populous city in Whitman County, located in southeastern Washington within the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. The population was 32,901 at the 2020 census, and estimated to be 32,508 in 2022. Originally founded as Three Forks, the city was renamed after industrialist George Pullman in 1884. Pullman is noted as a fertile agricultural area known for its many miles of rolling hills and the production of wheat and legumes. It is home to Washington State University, a public research land-grant university, and the international headquarters of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories. Pullman is from Moscow, Idaho, home to the University of Idaho, and is served by the Pullman–Moscow Regional Airport. History In 1876, about five years after European-American settlers established Whitman County on November 29, 1871, Bolin Farr arrived in Pullman. He camped at the confluence of Dry Flat Creek and Missouri Flat Creek on the bank of the Palouse River. Wit ...
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Rogers Field (Washington State)
Rogers Field was an outdoor athletic stadium in the northwest United States, on the campus of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. It was the home venue of the WSU Cougars football and track teams until severely damaged by a fire in April 1970. Partially demolished in early 1971, Rogers Field was replaced by the concrete Martin Stadium, which was built on the same site and opened in 1972. History Originally opened in 1892 for track and field and named "Soldier Field", it hosted its first football game in 1895, when WSU defeated its Palouse neighbor Idaho 10–4. In 1902, the stadium was renamed for Governor John Rogers, who died in office the previous December. In its early years, it also hosted Cougar baseball, with home plate in the southeast corner. The final structure was completely rebuilt in 1936. The 23,500-seat wooden stadium had a horseshoe-shaped three-section grandstand, open on the west end, with a quarter-mile (402 m) running track. The press bo ...
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