1940 Calgary Bronks season explained

Team:Calgary Bronks
Year:1940
Record:4–4
Division Place:2nd, W.I.F.U.
Coach:Larry Haynes
Stadium:Mewata Stadium
Playoffs:Lost W.I.F.U. Finals
Next:1945 (Stampeders)
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The 1940 Calgary Bronks season was the sixth season in franchise history where the team finished in second place in the Western Interprovincial Football Union with a 4–4 record. The Bronks played in the WIFU Finals for the fifth consecutive year, but once again lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a two-game series by a total points score of 30–2.

Regular season

Standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8 6 2 0 108 58 12
Calgary Bronks 8 4 4 0 79 76 8
8 2 6 0 39 92 4
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Schedule

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
Aug 30Winnipeg Blue Bombers12–1Win1–0
Bye
Sept 14Regina Roughriders12–3Win2–0
Sept 16Winnipeg Blue Bombers22–3Loss2–1
Sept 21Regina Roughriders17–3Win3–1
Bye
Oct 5Winnipeg Blue Bombers3–1Loss3–2
Oct 12Winnipeg Blue Bombers26–19Loss3–3
Oct 14Regina Roughriders17–0Loss3–4
Oct 19Regina Roughriders7–1Win4–4
Bye
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Playoffs

GameDateOpponentScoreResult
WIFU FinalsNov 2Winnipeg Blue Bombers7–0Loss
WIFU FinalsNov 9Winnipeg Blue Bombers23–2Loss
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1940 Regular Season Standings | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2017-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131007103126/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1940/reg . 2013-10-07 . dead .
  2. Web site: 1940 CFL Details.