1940 BYU Cougars football team

The 1940 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1940 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Eddie Kimball, the Cougars compiled a 2–4–2 record (2–3–1 against MSC opponents), finished fourth in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 93 to 79.[1][2]

1940 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
1940 record2–4–2 (2–3–1 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBYU Stadium
1940 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Utah $ 5 1 0  7 2 0
Denver 4 1 1  6 2 1
Colorado 4 1 1  5 3 1
BYU 2 3 1  2 4 2
Colorado A&M 1 3 2  3 4 2
Utah State 2 4 0  2 5 1
Wyoming 0 5 1  1 7 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Nevada*Provo, UTT 6–6
October 5at UtahL 12–6
October 11WyomingProvo, UTW 20–0
October 18at Texas Tech*L 21–127,000
November 2Utah StateProvo, UT (rivalry)W 12–7
November 9DenverProvo, UTL 9–0
November 16at ColoradoL 25–2
November 23at Colorado A&MT 13–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1940 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  2. "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 166. Retrieved December 27, 2018.


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