1940 Eastern Washington Savages football team
American college football season
| 1940 Eastern Washington Savages football | |
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| Conference | Washington Intercollegiate Conference |
| Record | 6–2 (3–1 WINCO) |
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| Pacific Lutheran $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Washington | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Washington | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Martin's | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Eastern Washington Savages football team represented Eastern Washington College of Education—now known as Eastern Washington University—as a member of the Washington Intercollegiate Conference (WINCO) during the 1940 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Red Reese, Eastern Washington compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the WINCO.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Montana* |
| L 0–9 | [2][3] | |
| October 4 | Puget Sound* | Cheney, WA | W 13–6 | |||
| October 12 | Central Washington | Cheney, WA | W 14–7 | |||
| October 18 | at Saint Martin's | Lacey, WA | W 7–0 | |||
| October 25 | at Lewiston Normal* | Lewiston, ID | W 40–0 | |||
| November 2 | Pacific Lutheran |
| L 14–20 | 3,500 | [4] | |
| November 8 | Whitworth* | Cheney, WA | W 47–0 | |||
| November 16 | at Western Washington | Bellingham, WA | W 7–6 | |||
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References
- ^ James, Dave (November 19, 1940). "Lutherans Happy Over Winko Title". The Tacoma News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. p. 15. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Grizzlies, and Cheney Savages Battling Here Tonight". The Daily Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. September 28, 1940. p. 5. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Swarthout, Regan Score To Whip Cheney in Tight Mix". The Sunday Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. September 29, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Passing Game Defeats Cheney: Pacific Lutheran Drops E.W.C., 20-14, Before Record Crowd". The Spokesman-Review. November 3, 1940. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2023 Eastern Washington Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Washington University Athletic Department. p. 64. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
