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BYU

SKY · 1940 Season · Final

Failing
Record
2–4–2
0.375 Win %
Conference
4th
2–3 in SKY

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
102
1922–2026
All-Time Record
642–447–26
0.587 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1984
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 23
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare BYU head-to-head · History & Eras

1940 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1NEVADAUnranked—T 6–6
7Week 7 · Oct 8Utah (UTAH)H2HIND SKY7–2L 6–12
8Week 8 · Oct 15Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY1–7–1W 20–0
9Week 9 · Oct 22Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND BOR9–1–1L 20–21
11Week 11 · Nov 5Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND SKY2–5–1W 12–7
12Week 12 · Nov 12Denver (DENVER)H2HIND SKY6–2–1L 0–9
13Week 13 · Nov 19Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND SKY5–3–1L 2–25
14Week 14 · Nov 26Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY3–4–2T 13–13

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.668
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-5
-8+3
  • Utah State +2
  • Wyoming +1
  • Colorado State 0
  • Texas Tech -1
  • Utah -2
  • Denver -2
  • Colorado -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #87Better than 37%
Win % Place 90thBetter than 35%

0.375 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#87W15#87Regular Season Final#87Post-Season W1#87Post-Season W3#87Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
0
-6
+20
-1
+5
-9
-23
0

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#831935#821936#551937#801938#451939

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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