1940 Calgary Bronks season

1940 Calgary Bronks season
Head coach	Larry Haynes
Home field	Mewata Stadium
Results
Record	4–4
Division place	2nd, W.I.F.U.
Playoff finish	Lost W.I.F.U. Finals

The 1940 Calgary Bronks season was the sixth season in franchise history where the team finished in second place in the Western Interprovincial Football Union with a 4–4 record. The Bronks played in the WIFU Finals for the fifth consecutive year, but once again lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a two-game series by a total points score of 30–2.

Regular season

Standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	8	6	2	0	108	58	12
Calgary Bronks	8	4	4	0	79	76	8
Regina Roughriders	8	2	6	0	39	92	4

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Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
1	Aug 30	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 12–1	1–0
Bye
2	Sept 14	Regina Roughriders	W 12–3	2–0
3	Sept 16	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 3–22	2–1
4	Sept 21	Regina Roughriders	W 17–3	3–1
Bye
5	Oct 5	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 1–3	3–2
6	Oct 12	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 19–26	3–3
7	Oct 14	Regina Roughriders	L 0–17	3–4
8	Oct 19	Regina Roughriders	W 7–1	4–4
Bye

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Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
WIFU Finals Game 1	Nov 2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 0–7	0–1
WIFU Finals Game 2	Nov 9	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 2–23	0–2

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• Winnipeg won the total-point series by 30–2.

References

1. "1940 Regular Season Standings | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
2. "1940 CFL Details".