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1940 UCLA Bruins Football Team
The 1940 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1940 college football season. The Bruins offense scored 79 points while the defense allowed 174 points. Coached by Edwin C. Horrell, the Bruins finished the season with a 1–9 record. UCLA was ranked at No. 60 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Ratings, Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. Schedule 1940 Bruins in professional sports The following players were claimed in the 1941 NFL draft. Jackie Robinson went on to a career in Major League Baseball. References 1940 Pacific Coast Conference football season, UCLA UCLA Bruins football seasons 1940 in sports in California, UCLA Bruins football {{Collegefootball-1940s-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Coast Conference
The Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) was a college athletic conference in the United States which existed from 1915 to 1959. Though the Pac-12 Conference claims the PCC's history as part of its own, with eight of the ten PCC members (including all four original PCC charter members) now in the Pac-12, the older league had a completely different charter and was disbanded in 1959 due to a major crisis and scandal. Established on December 2, 1915, its four charter members were the University of California (now University of California, Berkeley), the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, and Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University). Conference members * University of California, Berkeley (1915–1959) * University of Oregon (1915–1959) * Oregon State College (1915–1959) * University of Washington (1915–1959) * Washington State College (1917–1959) * Stanford University (1918–1959) * University of Idaho (1922–1959) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Oregon Webfoots Football Team
The 1940 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon ass a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1940 college football season. In their third season under head coach Tex Oliver, the Webfoots compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–4–1 in PCC, fifth), and outscored their opponents, 100 to 58. Oregon was ranked at No. 32 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. Three home games were played on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene and one at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. Schedule References External links Game program: Oregon at Washington State– October 26, 1940 WSU Libraries: Game video– Oregon at Washington State – October 26, 1940 {{Oregon Ducks football navbox Oregon Oregon Ducks football seasons Oregon Webfoots football The Oregon Ducks football program is a college football team for the University of Oregon, located in the U.S. stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Pacific Coast Conference Football Season
Year 194 (Roman numerals, CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Clodius Albinus, Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus (194), Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 Roman legion, legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the Defensive wall, city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Robinson
Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. When the Dodgers signed Robinson, it heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s. Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. During his 10-year MLB career, Robinson won the inaugural Rookie of the Year Award in 1947, was an All-Star for six consecutive seasons from 1949 through 1954, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949—the first black player so honored. Robinson played in six World Series and contributed to the Dodgers' 1955 World Series championship. In 1997, MLB retired his uniform number 42 across all major league teams; h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Green Bay Packers Season
The 1941 Green Bay Packers season was their 23rd season overall and their 21st season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 10–1 record under founder and head coach Curly Lambeau, earning a tie for first place in the Western Conference with the defending league champion 1941 Chicago Bears season, Chicago Bears. They split their season series, each winning on the road, and met in a 1941 NFL playoffs, playoff in Chicago to determine who would host the 1941 New York Giants season, New York Giants in the 1941 NFL Championship Game, NFL Championship Game. The Packers lost 14-33 in the first post-season game ever played between the archrivals; the next came over 2010 Green Bay Packers season, 69 years later, in the NFC Championship game on January 22, 2010–11 NFL playoffs, 2011. Offseason NFL draft *Green indicates a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Regular season Schedule Playoffs Standings Roster Awards and records *Don Hutson, NFL rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Del Lyman
Marion Dell Lyman (July 9, 1918 – December 19, 1986) was a player in the National Football League (NFL). Biography Lyman was born on July 9, 1918, in Aberdeen, Washington. He played football at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles and UCLA, lettering as a sophomore, junior and senior (1938–40) despite missing most of his senior season due to an appendectomy. Career Lyman was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourteenth round of the 1941 NFL Draft and split that season between the Packers and the Cleveland Rams. After two seasons away from the NFL while serving in the military, he once again played with the Rams during the 1944 NFL season The 1944 NFL season was the 25th regular season of the National Football League. The Boston Yanks joined the league as an expansion team. Also, the Triangles-Dodgers franchise changed their name to the Brooklyn Tigers for this one season befor .... References 1918 births 1986 deaths People from Aberdeen, Washington Green B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Chicago Cardinals Season
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The 1941 Chicago Cardinals season was the 22nd season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 2–7–2, winning three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 16th consecutive season. Schedule Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References 1941 Chicago Cardinals Chicago Cardinals The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in Chicago, Illinois, as the Chicago Cardinals from 1898 to 1959 before relocating to St. Louis, Missouri, for the 1960 through 1987 seasons. Roots ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Sommers
Jack William Sommers (February 9, 1917 – September 1975) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at UCLA and was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Chicago Cardinals The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in Chicago, Illinois, as the Chicago Cardinals from 1898 to 1959 before relocating to St. Louis, Missouri, for the 1960 through 1987 seasons. Roots ca .... References 1917 births 1975 deaths American football centers UCLA Bruins football players Washington Redskins players Sportspeople from Norristown, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania {{offensive-lineman-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 NFL Draft
The 1941 National Football League Draft was held on December 10, 1940, at the Willard InterContinental Washington, Willard Hotel in Washington D.C. With the List of first overall National Football League Draft picks, first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Bears selected halfback Tom Harmon. Player selections Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12 Round 13 Round 14 Round 15 Round 16 Round 17 Round 18 Round 19 Round 20 Round 21 Round 22 Hall of Famers * Tony Canadeo, halfback from Gonzaga University taken 9th round 77th overall by the Green Bay Packers. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1974.Tony Canadeo profile at profootballhof.com Notable undrafted players References External links NFL.com – 1941 DraftPro Football Hall of Fame {{DEFAULTSORT:1941 Nfl Draft National Football League Draft 1941 National Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)
The Victory Bell is the trophy that is awarded to the winner of the UCLA–USC football rivalry game. The game is an American college football rivalry between the UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans, part of the overall UCLA–USC rivalry. The Victory Bell is a brass bell that originally rang atop a Southern Pacific railroad locomotive. It is currently mounted on a special wheeled carriage. History The bell was given to the UCLA student body in 1939 as a gift from the school's alumni association. Initially, the UCLA cheerleaders rang the bell after each Bruin point. However, during the opening game of UCLA's 1941 season (through 1981, both schools used the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for home games), six members of USC's Trojan Knights (who were also members of the SigEp fraternity) infiltrated the Bruin rooting section, assisted in loading the bell aboard a truck headed back to Westwood, took the key to the truck, and escaped with the bell while UCLA's actual handlers went to fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The 1940 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1940 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Howard Jones, the Trojans compiled a 3–4–2 record (2–3–2 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 98 to 88. Schedule References {{USC Trojans football navbox USC USC Trojans football seasons USC Trojans football The USC Trojans football program represents University of Southern California in the sport of American football. The Trojans compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Pac-12 Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Washington Huskies Football Team
The 1940 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1940 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 7–2 record, finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, was ranked #10 in the final AP Poll, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 169 to 54. The Huskies' only two losses came to Minnesota and Stanford teams that were ranked #1 and #2, respectively, in the final AP Poll. Bill Marx was the team captain. Schedule NFL Draft selections Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1941 NFL Draft, which lasted 22 rounds with 204 selections. References Washington Washington Huskies football seasons Washington Huskies football The Washington Huskies football team represents the University of Washington in college football. Washington competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
