1940 Idaho Southern Branch Bengals football team

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1940 Idaho Southern Branch Bengals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
CaptainJim Erley [1] [lower-alpha 1]
Home stadium Spud Bowl
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →
1940 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Santa Clara  – 6 –1 –1
Cal Poly  – 6 –3 –0
Saint Mary's  – 5 –3 –0
Gonzaga  – 5 –4 –1
Nevada  – 4 –4 –1
Humboldt State  – 3 –4 –0
Idaho Southern Branch  – 3 –5 –0
San Francisco State  – 3 –5 –0
Loyola (CA)  – 3 –7 –0
Portland  – 2 –3 –1
Hawaii  – 2 –5 –0
San Francisco  – 1 –6 –1
La Verne  – 0 –6 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Idaho Southern Branch Bengals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Idaho, Southern Branch (later renamed Idaho State University) as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Guy Wicks, the team compiled a 3–5 record and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 185 to 96. [3] [1]

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Idaho Southern was ranked at No. 498 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Western State (CO)
W 7–01,000+ [6]
October 4at Colorado State–Greeley [lower-alpha 3] Greeley, CO L 7–21  [7]
October 12 at Nevada
L 0–62  [8]
October 18at College of Idaho Caldwell, ID W 19–13  [9]
October 25 Albion Normal [lower-alpha 4]
W 30–26 [lower-alpha 5]   [10]
November 2 at Weber Junior College Ogden, UT L 19–27800 [11]
November 11 Montana State Dagger-14-plain.png (on Armistice Day)
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
L 7–15  [12]
November 22at Compton Junior College
L 7–214,000 [13]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Notes

  1. ↑ Erley became a pharmacist in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. [2]
  2. ↑ The September 28 contest was a night game played at "the Pocatello baseball park". [5]
  3. ↑ Colorado State–Greeley is listed in some sources as Northern Colorado, a name adopted in 1970.
  4. ↑ Albion Normal is listed in some sources as Southern Idaho, a name adopted in 1947.
  5. ↑ The 1941 Wickiup college yearbook listed the Albion score as 31–26.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2011 Idaho State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Idaho State University. 2011. p. 97. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  2. ↑ "25 Old Timers Return to ISU on Special Day". Idaho State Journal . Pocatello, Idaho. November 8, 1965. p. 5. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Idaho St. Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  4. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Southern Brach to Open Grid Season Saturday". Post Register . Idaho Falls, Idaho. September 27, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Mountaineers Lose To Idaho Bengals". Twin Falls News. Twin Falls, Idaho. AP. September 29, 1940. p. 2. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Greeley State Defeats Idaho Southern 21-7". Great Falls Tribune . Great Falls, Montana. AP. October 5, 1940. p. 7. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Nevada Crushes Idaho Southern". The Fresno Bee . Fresno, California. UP. October 13, 1940. p. 21. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Idaho Southern Wins, 19-13". Salt Lake Telegram . Salt Lake City, Utah. AP. October 19, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Idaho Southern Trims Albion Normal, 30-26". Salt Lake Telegram . Salt Lake City, Utah. AP. October 26, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Weber Cops 27-19 Duel With Tigers". The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City, Utah. November 3, 1940. p. 6C. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Bobcats Defeat Idaho Southern". Billings Gazette . Billings, Montana. AP. November 12, 1940. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Compton Trips Idaho 21 to 7". News-Pilot. San Pedro, California. November 23, 1940. p. 6 – via newspapers.com.
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