1940 All-Pacific Coast football team
The 1940 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1940 college football season. The organizations selecting teams in 1940 included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP).[1][2]
The 1941 Stanford Indians football team compiled an undefeated 10-0 record, were ranked #2 in the final AP Poll, and had six players receiving first-team honors: quarterback Frankie Albert (AP, UP), halfback Pete Kmetovic (AP), fullback Norm Standlee (AP, UP), end Fred Mayer (AP), and tackles Bob Reinhard and Bruno Banducci (UP).[1][2]
The 1941 Washington Huskies football team finished in second place with a 5-4 record and was represented by four players on either the AP or UP first team: halfback Dean McAdams (AP, UP), end Jay MacDowell (AP, UP), guard Ray Frankowski (AP, UP), and center Rudy Mucha (AP, UP).[1][2]
No players from teams outside the PCC received first-team honors from the AP or UP.[1][2]
All-Pacific Coast selections
Quarterback
- Frankie Albert, Stanford (AP-1; UP-1)
Halfbacks
- Dean McAdams, Washington (AP-1; UP-1)
- Pete Kmetovic, Stanford (AP-1)
- Billy Sewell, Washington State (UP-1)
Fullback
- Norm Standlee, Stanford (AP-1; UP-1)
Ends
- Jay MacDowell, Washington (AP-1; UP-1)
- Fred Meyer, Stanford (AP-1)
- Milton Smith, UCLA (UP-1)
Tackles
- Bob Reinhard, Stanford (AP-1; UP-1)
- Vic Sears, Oregon State (AP-1)
- Bruno Banducci, Stanford (UP-1)
Guards
- Ray Frankowski, Washington (AP-1; UP-1)
- Len Younce, Oregon State (AP-1; UP-1)
Centers
- Rudy Mucha, Washington (AP-1; UP-1)
Key
AP = Associated Press, selected based on "annual consensus poll of sports writers, officials and coaches"[1]
UP = United Press: "Sports editors of the United Press client newspapers of the Pacific Coast made the selections ..."[2]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP