1940 Utah State Aggies football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1940

| team = Utah State Aggies

| sport = football

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| conference = Mountain States Conference

| short_conf = MSC

| record = 2–5–1

| conf_record = 2–4

| head_coach = Dick Romney

| hc_year = 22nd

| captain =

| stadium = Aggie Stadium

}}

The 1940 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State Agricultural College in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1940 college football season. In their 22nd season under head coach Dick Romney, the Aggies compiled a 2–5–1 record (2–4 against MSC opponents), finished sixth in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 104 to 48.{{cite web|title=1940 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 15, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/utah-state/1940-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2018 Utah State Football Media Guide|publisher=Utah State University|year=2018|pages=189, 195|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/utahstateaggies.com/documents/2018/7/20/FullGuidewCoversWeb.pdf}}

Utah State was ranked at No. 161 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.{{cite news|title=Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 19, 1940|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

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|September 28|2:30 p.m.||San Jose State|Aggie Stadium|Logan, UT|L 0-19|4,000|{{cite news |last=Nielsen |first=Durrell |title=Aggies Battle San Jose State In Logan Grid Opener Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/141891785/ |newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |date=September 28, 1940 |page=27 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Nielsen |first=Durrell |title=San Jose Captures Logan Tilt, 19-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/141892035/ |newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |date=September 29, 1940 |page=1C |access-date=February 22, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Nielsen |first=Durrell |title=San Jose Rambles to 19-0 Victory Over Utah State in Duel at Logan (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/141892128/ |newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |date=September 29, 1940 |page=2C |access-date=February 22, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|October 12|||Colorado|Aggie Stadium|Logan, UT|L 0-26||

|October 19|||Utah|Aggie Stadium|Logan, UT (rivalry)|W 7-0|6,000|{{cite news|title=Utah Aggies Triumph Over Utes, 7 to 0: 'A' Stops Vaunted Redskin Power|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|author=Durrell Nielsen|date=October 20, 1940|pages=1C, 2C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39024146/utah_aggies_triumph_over_utes_7_to_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Utah State Springs Upset, Trims Utes, 7-0|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=October 20, 1940|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26028618/utah_state_springs_upset_trims_utes/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 26||at|Idaho|Public School Field|Boise, ID|T 0-0|3,500|{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fOg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=87UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6540%2C6343900 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah)|title=Romney expects trouble from Vandals at Boise |date=October 25, 1940 |page=16}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T7RWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3899%2C6324880 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=United Press |title=Idaho, Utah State in scoreless tie|date=October 27, 1940|page=9}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yChWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B-QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4027%2C3992373 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Idaho battles Utah Aggies, 0-0 |date=October 27, 1940 |page=1, sports}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=feg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=87UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3396%2C6688016 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah)|last=Simpson |first=Harold |title=Aggies pleased to get 0-0 deadlock with Vandals|date=October 28, 1940 |page=10}}

|November 2||at|BYU|"Y" Stadium|Provo, UT (rivalry)|L 7-12|6,000|{{cite news|title=Cougars Turn Back Favored Aggies, 12-7|newspaper=The Sunday Herald|date=November 3, 1940|pages=1, 8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26028698/cougars_turn_back_favored_aggies_127/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 9||at|Colorado A&M||Fort Collins, CO|L 12-13||

|November 16||at|Denver|DU Stadium|Denver, CO|L 6-34||{{cite news|title=D.U. Cops 34-6 Tilt|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|author=Loudon Kelly|date=November 17, 1940|pages=1C, 3C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115906214/du-cops-34-6-tilt/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 21|||Wyoming|Aggie Stadium|Logan, UT (rivalry)|W 16-0|600|{{cite news|title=Superior Punting Help Aggies Tip Wyoming Gridsters, 16 to 0|newspaper=The Salt Lake Telegram|date=November 22, 1940|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26028656/superior_punting_help_aggies_tip/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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