1940 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1940 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the 1940 college football season. The Beavers ended this season with five wins, three losses, and one tie. The Beavers scored 128 points and allowed 80 points. The team was led by head coach Lon Stiner.

1940 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1940 record	5–3–1 (4–3–1 PCC)
Head coach	Lon Stiner (8th season)
Home stadium	Bell Field

1940 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Stanford $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 10 Washington	7	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Oregon State	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Washington State	3	–	4	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Oregon	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
USC	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	4	–	2
Montana	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
UCLA	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

The Beavers finished the season with a 5–3–1 record, 4–3–1 in the Pacific Coast Conference. Ranks are based on the time the game was played.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Idaho		Bell Field Corvallis, OR	W 41–0	7,000
October 5	at Southern California		Los Angeles Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	T 0–0	50,000
October 11	Portland		Bell Field Corvallis, OR	W 26–0	6,000
October 19	at No. 16 Washington	No. 18	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–19	33,000
October 26	at UCLA		Los Angeles Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 7–0	25,000
November 2	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 19–13	20,000
November 9	Washington State		Bell Field Corvallis, OR	W 21–0	8,000
November 16	at No. 4 Stanford	No. 19	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 14–28	35,000
November 30	Oregon		Bell Field Corvallis, OR	L 0–20	20,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

• OL Vic Sears

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Vic Sears	Tackle	5	33	Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Kisselburgh	Back	6	44	Cleveland Rams
Len Younce	Guard	8	67	New York Giants
Ken Dow	Fullback	16	150	Washington Redskins

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References

1. "Oregon State Historical Scores". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
2. "Oregon State University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
3. "1941 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-10-01.