1940 BYU Cougars football team explained

Year:1940
Team:BYU Cougars
Sport:football
Conference:Mountain States Conference
Short Conf:MSC
Record:2–4–2
Conf Record:2–3–1
Head Coach:Eddie Kimball
Hc Year:4th
Stadium:BYU Stadium

The 1940 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1940 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Eddie Kimball, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–4–2 with a mark of 2–3–1 against conference opponents, finished fourth in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 93 to 79.[1] [2]

BYU was ranked at No. 120 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1940 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. December 27, 2018.
  2. Web site: BYU Football 2015 Almanac. Brigham Young University. 2015. 166. December 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190903141005/https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf. dead. September 3, 2019.
  3. News: Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings. The Boston Globe. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 19, 1940. 22. Newspapers.com.