1940 Rocky Mountain Conference football season

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Rocky Mountain Conference
SportFootball
Number of teams5
Champion Colorado College
Football seasons
←  1939
1941  →
1940 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado College $ 2 –0 –15 –2 –1
Colorado Mines 3 –1 –03 –4 –0
Montana State 2 –1 –04 –4 –0
Colorado State–Greeley 1 –3 –02 –5 –1
Western State (CO) 0 –3 –12 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Rocky Mountain Conference football season was the season of college football played by the five member schools of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) as part of the 1940 college football season.

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The Colorado College Tigers, led by head coach Clark DeGroot, won the RMC championship with a 5–2–1 record (2–0–1 against conference opponents). End Tom Pelican and halfback Don Heizer received first-team honors on the All-Rocky Mountain Conference team.

The Colorado Mines Orediggers, led by John Mason, finished in second place with a 3–4 record (3–1 against RMC opponents). The conference championship was decided on October 19 when the Orediggers lost to Colorado College, 28–21, at Washburn Field in Colorado Springs. Four Colorado Mines players, including quarterback Joe Berta, received first-team honors on the 1940 All-Rocky Mountain Conference football team.

Conference overview

Conf. rankTeamHead coachConf. recordOverall recordPoints scoredPoints against
1 Colorado College Clark DeGroot 2-0–15–2–1
2 Colorado Mines John Mason 3–13–4
3 Montana State Schubert R. Dyche 2–14–4
4 Colorado State–Greeley John W. Hancock 1–32–5–1
5 Western State (CO) Paul Wright 0–3–12–6–1

Teams

Colorado College

1940 Colorado College Tigers football
RMC champion
Conference Rocky Mountain Conference
Record5–2–1 (2–0–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadium Washburn Field
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →

The 1940 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College of Colorado Springs, Colorado. In their first and only season under head coach Clark DeGroot, the Tigers compiled a 5–2–1 record (2–0–1 against RMC opponents) and won the RMC championship. The team played its home games at Washburn Field in Colorado Springs.

End Tom Pelican and halfback Don Heizer received first-team honors on the All-Rocky Mountain Conference team. Despite his size (five feet, six inches, and 156 pounds), Heizer was rated highly by opposing coaches "for his driving ball carrying, his pass catching and his general defensive play." [1]

Colorado College was ranked at No. 328 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [2]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Baker *
W 16–0 [3]
October 5 New Mexico Normal *
  • Washburn Field
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 37–7 [4]
October 12at Whitman * Walla Walla, WA W 6–0 [5]
October 19 Colorado Mines Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Washburn Field
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 28–214,214 [6]
November 2at Western State Gunnison, CO T 0–0 [7]
November 11 Colorado State-Greeley
  • Washburn Field
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 20–7 [8]
November 23at Grinnell * Grinnell, IA L 12–26500 [9]
November 30 Occidental *
  • Washburn Field
  • Colorado Springs, CO
L 6–25 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Colorado Mines

1940 Colorado Mines Orediggers football
Conference Rocky Mountain Conference
Record3–4 (3–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadium Campbell Field
Seasons
←  1939
1941 →

The 1940 Colorado Mines Orediggers football team represented the Colorado School of Mines of Golden, Colorado. In their fourth season under head coach John Mason, the Orediggers compiled a 3–4 record (3–1 against RMC opponents) and finished in second place in the RMC. The team played its home games at Campbell Field in Golden.

Four Colorado Mines players received first-team honors from the Associated Press on the 1940 All-Rocky Mountain Conference football team. They were: quarterback Joe Berta; end Louis DeGoes; tackle Dick Moe; and center Glen Hutchinson. [1]

Colorado Mines was ranked at No. 387 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [2]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28vs. Colorado A&M *
L 0–25 [11]
October 5at Creighton *
L 0–43 [12]
October 12 Colorado State-Greeley
W 12–7 [13]
October 19at Colorado College Dagger-14-plain.png
L 21–284,214 [6]
November 2 Montana State
  • Campbell Field
  • Golden, CO
W 20–7 [14]
November 9at Western State Gunnison, CO W 12–0 [15]
November 21at Fresno State
L 0–287,256 [16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Montana State

1940 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference Rocky Mountain Conference
Record4–4 (2–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadium Gatton Field
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →

The 1940 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State College (later renamed Montana State University) of Bozeman, Montana. In their 11th season under head coach Schubert R. Dyche, the Bobcats compiled a 4–4 record. [17]

Montana State was ranked at No. 397 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [2]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Western State (CO)
W 12–0 [18]
September 23 San Jose State *
L 0–324,000 [19]
September 27at Drake *
L 0–568,000 [20]
October 5 North Dakota Agricultural *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 7–02,500 [21]
October 19vs. Montana *
  • Butte High Stadium
  • Butte, MT (rivalry)
L 0–66,000 [22]
October 26 Colorado State-Greeley
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 7–0 [23]
November 2at Colorado Mines
L 7–20 [14]
November 11at Idaho Southern Branch *
W 15–7 [24]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Colorado State–Greeley

1940 Colorado State–Greeley Bears football
Conference Rocky Mountain Conference
Record2–5–1 (1–3 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJackson Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →

The 1940 Colorado State–Greeley Bears football team represented Colorado State College at Greeley, Colorado (now known as the University of Northern Colorado). Led by head coach John W. Hancock, the Bears compiled a 2–5–1 record (1–3 against RMC opponents) and finished in fourth place in the RMC.

Halfback Sam Sears and fullback Horace Brelsford, both juniors, were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1940 All-Rocky Mountain Conference team. [1]

The team played its home games at Jackson Field in Greeley, Colorado.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4 Idaho Southern *
  • Jackson Field
  • Greeley, CO
W 21–7 [25] [26]
October 12at Colorado Mines
L 7–12 [13]
October 19 Western State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Jackson Field
  • Greeley, Co
W 33–12 [27]
October 26at Montana State
L 0–7 [23]
November 2 Fort Hays State
  • Jackson Field
  • Greeley, CO
T 0–0 [28]
November 11at Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO L 7–20 [8]
November 16at Arizona State
L 0–415,000 [29]
November 23 Regis *
  • Jackson Field
  • Greeley, CO
L 12–13 [30]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Western State

1940 Western State Mountaineers football
Conference Rocky Mountain Conference
Record2–6–1 (0–3–1 RMC)
Head coach
Seasons
←  1939
1941 →

The 1940 Western State Mountaineers football team represented Western State College of Colorado at Gunnison, Colorado (now known as the Western Colorado University). In their sixth year under head coach Paul Wright, the Mountaineers compiled a 2–6–1 record (0–3–1 against RMC opponents) and finished in fifth place in the RMC.

Western Colorado was ranked at No. 475 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [2]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21at Montana State
L 0–12 [18]
September 28at Idaho Southern Branch *Pocatello, IDL 0–7 [31] [32]
October 5 West Texas State Gunnison, CO L 13–48 [33]
October 12 Weber JC *Gunnison, COL 0–13 [34]
October 19at Colorado State-Greeley
  • Jackson Field
  • Greeley, Co
L 12–33 [35]
October 26 Regis * Denver, CO W 13–0 [36]
November 2 Colorado College Gunnison, COT 0–0 [7]
November 9 Colorado Mines Gunnison, COL 0–12 [15]
  • *Non-conference game

All-conference team

The Associated Press selected the following players as first-team honorees on the all-conference team.

[1]

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