Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 30 |
Oregon |
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
T 7–7 |
41,000 |
October 7 |
Washington State |
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
W 27–0 |
38,000 |
October 14 |
Illinois* |
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
W 26–0 |
60,000 |
October 28 |
California |
No. 8 |
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
W 26–0 |
46,000 |
November 4 |
vs. No. 11 Oregon State |
No. 7 |
Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR |
W 19–7 |
33,000 |
November 11 |
Stanford |
No. 4 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry) |
W 33–0 |
50,000 |
November 25 |
at No. 7 Notre Dame* |
No. 4 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry) |
W 20–12 |
54,799 |
December 2 |
Washington |
No. 1 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
W 9–7 |
44,760 |
December 9 |
at No. 9 UCLA |
No. 3 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry) |
T 0–0 |
103,303 |
January 1, 1940 |
vs. No. 2 Tennessee* |
No. 3 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
W 14–0 |
92,200 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
1940 NFL Draft
The following players were drafted into professional football following last season.
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1960s |
- 1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA)
- 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA)
- 1962: USC
- 1963: Texas
- 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (NFF)
- 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FWAA, NFF)
- 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF)
- 1967: USC
- 1968: Ohio State
- 1969: Texas
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