1940 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1940 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Roy Bohler, Chico State compiled an overall record of 3–3–1 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing third in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 65 to 44 for the season.

1940 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	3–3–1 (1–2 FWC)
Head coach	Roy Bohler (2nd season)
Home stadium	College Field
Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

1940 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Pacific (CA) $	2	–	0	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Cal Aggies	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Chico State	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
Humboldt State	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Chico State was ranked at No. 449 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[1]

The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 12	at Sacramento Junior College*	Sacramento Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 6–0	^[2]^[3]
October 19	San Francisco State*	College Field Chico, CA	W 12–0	^[4]
October 26	Sacramento Athletic Club*	College Field Chico, CA	T 6–6	^[5]
November 1	at Cal Poly*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 7–20	^[6]
November 11	Humboldt State	College Field Chico, CA	W 7–0	^[7]
November 21	Cal Aggies	College Field Chico, CA	L 6–12	^[8]
November 29	Pacific (CA)	College Field Chico, CA	L 0–27	^[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Panther Eleven Will Have Edge On Chico Tonight". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 12, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
3. "Long Pass Leads To 'Cats Victory Score". The Chico Record. Chico, California. October 13, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. "San Francisco State Defeated by Chico". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 20, 1940. p. 19. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
5. "Athletic Club, Chico State Tie". Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 28, 1940. p. 11 – via GenealogyBank.com.
6. "Pat Smith Leads Poly To 20--7 Win Over Chico". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. November 2, 1940. p. 8 – via GenealogyBank.com.
7. "Football". Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 11, 1940. p. 37 – via GenealogyBank.com.
8. "Aggies Humble Chico State". San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). November 22, 1940. p. 16 – via GenealogyBank.com.
9. "Pacific Gridders Defeat Chico For Conference Title". Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 30, 1940. p. 8 – via GenealogyBank.com.
10. . Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.