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California

PAC · 1940 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–6
0.400 Win %
Conference
7th
3–4 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
111
1916–2026
All-Time Record
610–557–31
0.522 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1920, 1937, 1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 24
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10

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

1940 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB107–1L 0–41
7Week 7 · Oct 8ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)H2HIND FBSI5–3W 9–6
8Week 8 · Oct 15Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC4–4–2L 6–9
9Week 9 · Oct 22UCLAH2HPAC1–9W 9–7
10Week 10 · Oct 29Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC7–2L 6–7
11Week 11 · Nov 5Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC5–3–1L 13–19
12Week 12 · Nov 12USCH2HPAC3–4–2W 20–7
13Week 13 · Nov 19Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–4–1W 14–6
15Week 15 · Dec 3Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC10–0L 7–13
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC3–7L 0–13

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
4.289
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-4
-17+13
  • ST. Mary's +5
  • Oregon +4
  • USC +3
  • UCLA +1
  • Stanford 0
  • Michigan -1
  • Washington -2
  • Oregon State -3
  • Washington State -4
  • Georgia Tech -7

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 #80Better than 42%
Win % Place 86thBetter than 38%

0.400 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#64W15#63Regular Season Final#63Post-Season W1#80Post-Season W3#80Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-41
+3
-3
+2
-1
-6
+13
+8
-6
-13

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

Final Rank by Season
#91935#701936#31937#101938#1081939

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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