1940 San Diego Marines Devil Dogs football team
1940 San Diego Marines Devil Dogs football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 8–1 |
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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 San Diego Marine Devil Dogs football team was an American football team that represented the United States Marines Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego as an independent during the 1940 college football season. Playing against college football teams from California, Oregon, and Montana, the Devil Dogs compiled an 8–1 record, shut out four of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 185 to 47. The team's only loss was to Oregon. Lieutenant Colonel Elmer Hall, who had previously played college football for Oregon, returned for a second year as the Devil Dogs' head football coach.
At the end of the season, the San Diego Marines were ranked at No. 84 (out of 697 teams) in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score rankings for 1940.[1]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | at Oregon | L 2–12 | 4,500 | [2] | |
October 5 | Redlands | San Diego, CA | W 13–0 | [3] | |
October 12 | Pomona | San Diego, CA | W 47–0 | 6,000 | [4] |
October 18 | at Willamette |
| W 7–6 | 3,500 | [5] |
November 2 | Santa Barbara State |
| W 19–0 | [6] | |
November 8 | San Diego State |
| W 20–6 | 12,000 | [7] |
November 15 | Montana | San Diego, CA | W 38–20 | [8] | |
November 22 | Whittier | San Diego, CA | W 33–0 | [9] | |
December 5 | Pacific (CA) | San Diego, CA | W 6–3 | 12,000 | [10] |
References
[edit]- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oliver's Oregon Ducks Down San Diego Devildogs: Oregon's Win First Game, 12-2". The Register-Guard. September 28, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Redlands Bows To Marines in 13-0 Contest". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. October 6, 1940. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Moore (October 14, 1940). "Marines Trounce Pomona College By 47-0 Score". The Progress-Bulletin. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Willamette Plays Well but Loses to Marines 7 to 6". The Capital Journal. October 19, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Walt Bradbury (November 3, 1940). "Gauchos Fall Before San Diego Marines, 19-0". The Santa Barbara News-Press. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ken Bojens (November 9, 1940). "Devil Dogs Turn in 20-6 Victory Over San Diego State". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
- ^ "Marines Defeat Montana Eleven In Night Clash: Pile Up Big Margin in Opening Periods, Win by 38 to 20". The Daily Missoulian. November 16, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Diego Marines Smother Whittier". The Fresno Bee. November 22, 1940 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pacific Loses Hot One to Marines". Stockton Record. December 6, 1940. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.