1940 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team

The 1940 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Gonzaga University during the 1940 college football season. In their second year under head coach Puggy Hunton, the Bulldogs compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 133 to 79.

1940 Gonzaga Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
  • Puggy Hunton (2nd season)
Home stadiumGonzaga Stadium
1940 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Santa Clara    6 1 1
Cal Poly    6 3 0
Saint Mary's    5 3 0
Gonzaga    5 4 1
Nevada    4 4 1
Humboldt State    3 4 0
Idaho Southern Branch    3 5 0
San Francisco State    3 5 0
Loyola (CA)    3 7 0
Portland    2 3 1
Hawaii    2 5 0
San Francisco    1 6 1
La Verne    0 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Senior halfback Tony Canadeo was the star of Gonzaga's 1940 team. He later played 11 seasons for the Green Bay Packers and was inducted in 1974 into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Gonzaga was ranked at No. 94 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

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