Sports season
1940 Southeastern Conference football season |
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Sport | Football |
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Duration | September 21, 1940 – January 1, 1941 (1940-09-21 – 1941-01-01) |
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Number of teams | 13 |
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Champion | Tennessee |
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SEC seasons |
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The 1940 Southeastern Conference football season was the eighth season of college football played by the member schools of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was a part of the 1940 college football season. Tennessee compiled an 10–1 overall record, with a conference record of 5–0, and was SEC champion.
Results and team statistics
Key
AP final = Rankings from AP sports writers. See 1940 NCAA football rankings
PPG = Average of points scored per game[1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[1]
Schedule
Index to colors and formatting |
SEC member won |
SEC member lost |
SEC member tie |
SEC teams in bold |
Week Zero
Week One
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
September 27 | Alabama | Spring Hill | Murphy High School Stadium • Mobile, AL | W 26–0 | 7,500 | [5] |
September 27 | Howard (AL) | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | W 27–13 | 10,000 | [6] |
September 27 | Georgia | Oglethorpe | Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA | W 53–0 | 25,000 | [7] |
September 27 | Kentucky | Xavier | Xavier Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 13–0 | 12,000 | [8] |
September 28 | Mercer | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 49–0 | 20,000 | [9] |
September 28 | Washington & Lee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 19–0 | 9,000 | [10] |
September 28 | Boston College | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 7–27 | 42,000 | [11] |
September 28 | Mississippi State | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | MSS 25–7 | 12,000 | [12] |
September 28 | Ole Miss | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | OM 19–6 | | [13] |
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Week Two
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
October 5 | Duke | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 13–0 | 25,000 | [14] |
October 5 | Southwestern Louisiana | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | W 20–0 | 7,000 | [15] |
October 5 | Ole Miss | Southwestern (TN) | Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 27–6 | 10,000 | [16] |
October 5 | Mercer | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 20–0 | 6,000 | [17] |
October 5 | Holy Cross | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 25–0 | | [18] |
October 5 | Georgia | South Carolina | Columbia Municipal Stadium • Columbia, SC (rivalry) | W 33–2 | 15,000 | [19] |
October 5 | Florida | Tampa | Phillips Field • Tampa, FL | W 23–0 | | [20] |
October 5 | Washington and Lee | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | W 47–12 | 10,000 | [21] |
October 5 | Howard (AL) | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 27–0 | 15,000 | [22] |
October 5 | Cumberland (TN) | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 49–0 | 1,000 | [23] |
October 5 | Vanderbilt | Princeton | Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ | L 6–7 | 16,000 | [24] |
October 5 | Auburn | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry) | AUB 20–14 | 32,000 | [25] |
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Week Three
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
October 11 | Florida | Villanova | Shibe Park • Philadelphia, PA | L 0–28 | 22,000 | [26] |
October 12 | Chattanooga | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 53–0 | 12,000 | [27] |
October 12 | Howard (AL) | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 31–0 | 4,500 | [28] |
October 12 | Tennessee Tech | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 25–6 | 1,500 | [29] |
October 12 | LSU | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | L 0–23 | 23,000 | [30] |
October 12 | Tulane | Fordham | Polo Grounds • New York, NY | L 7–20 | 35,400 | [31] |
October 12 | Georgia Tech | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | L 20–26 | 32,492 | [32] |
October 12 | Mississippi State | Auburn | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | T 7–7 | 18,000 | [33] |
October 12 | Ole Miss | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | OM 28–14 | 25,000 | [34] |
October 12 | Kentucky | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | T 7–7 | 15,000 | [35] |
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Week Four
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
October 19 | Howard (AL) | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | W 41–7 | 6,000 | [36] |
October 19 | Duquesne | No. 13 Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | W 14–6 | 15,000 | [37] |
October 19 | Mercer | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 20–0 | 10,000 | [38] |
October 19 | Maryland | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | W 19–0 | 10,000 | [39] |
October 19 | George Washington | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | W 24–0 | 7,000 | [40] |
October 19 | Rice | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 15–6 | 34,000 | [41] |
October 19 | Auburn | SMU | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | L 13–20 | 10,000 | [42] |
October 19 | Georgia | Columbia | Baker Field • New York, NY | L 13–14 | 25,000 | [43] |
October 19 | Sewanee | Davidson | Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC | L 20–27 | 6,000 | [44] |
October 19 | No. 5 Tennessee | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry) | TEN 27–12 | 24,500 | [45] |
October 19 | Vanderbilt | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) | GT 19–0 | 20,000 | [46] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
Week Five
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
October 25 | Sewanee | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN | L 6–20 | 4,424 | [47] |
October 25 | Kentucky | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | T 7–7 | | [48] |
October 26 | Mississippi State | NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC | W 26–10 | 10,000 | [49] |
October 26 | Tulane | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 14–13 | 20,000 | [50] |
October 26 | Arkansas | No. 14 Ole Miss | Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN (rivalry) | L 20–21 | 15,000 | [51] |
October 26 | Florida | No. 5 Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) | TEN 14–0 | 15,000 | [52] |
October 26 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) | AUB 16–7 | 25,000 | [53] |
October 26 | Vanderbilt | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 7–0 | 20,000 | [54] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
Week Six
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
November 2 | No. 20 Mississippi State | Southwestern (TN) | Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 13–0 | 9,000 | [55] |
November 2 | No. 10 Clemson | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 13–0 | 31,000 | [56] |
November 2 | Georgia Tech | No. 18 Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | L 7–41 | 34,000 | [57] |
November 2 | Sewanee | Dartmouth | Memorial Field • Hanover, NH | L 0–26 | | [58] |
November 2 | LSU | No. 7 Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | TEN 28–0 | 18,000 | [59] |
November 2 | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry) | OM 13–7 | 13,000 | [60] |
November 2 | Alabama | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | ALA 25–0 | 13,000 | [61] |
November 2 | Auburn | Georgia | Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (rivalry) | UGA 14–13 | 20,000 | [62] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
Week Seven
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
November 9 | No. 5 Tennessee | Southwestern (TN) | Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 40–0 | 8,000 | [63] |
November 9 | Ole Miss | Holy Cross | Fitton Field • Worcester, MA | W 34–7 | 4,000 | [64] |
November 9 | Clemson | Auburn | Auburn Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry) | W 21–7 | 12,000 | [65] |
November 9 | No. 19 Mississippi State | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | MSS 22–7 | 20,000 | [66] |
November 9 | Tulane | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | ALA 13–6 | 20,000 | [67] |
November 9 | Georgia | Florida | Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry) | FLA 18–13 | 19,000 | [68] |
November 9 | Georgia Tech | Kentucky | DuPont Stadium • Louisville, KY | KEN 26–7 | 14,000 | [69] |
November 9 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry) | VAN 20–0 | 6,500 | [70] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
Week Eight
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
November 16 | Virginia | No. 5 Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 41–14 | 7,000 | [71] |
November 16 | Millsaps | No. 15 Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | W 46–13 | 10,500 | [72] |
November 16 | West Tennessee State | No. 17 Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry) | W 38–7 | | [73] |
November 16 | Florida | Miami (FL) | Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL (rivalry) | W 46–6 | 17,365 | [74] |
November 16 | Tennessee Tech | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 21–0 | | [75] |
November 16 | Washington and Lee | Sewanee | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN | W 25–13 | 1,500 | [76] |
November 16 | Kentucky | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | L 7–9 | 7,500 | [77] |
November 16 | No. 14 Alabama | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) | ALA 14–13 | 25,000 | [78] |
November 16 | LSU | Auburn | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry) | LSU 21–13 | 11,000 | [79] |
November 16 | Georgia | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | TUL 21–13 | 30,000 | [80] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
Week Nine
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
November 23 | Louisiana Normal | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 47–0 | 20,000 | [81] |
November 23 | Auburn | No. 4 Boston College | Fenway Park • Boston, MA | L 7–33 | 30,000 | [82] |
November 23 | Sewanee | The Citadel | Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC | L 7–13 | 2,500 | [83] |
November 23 | Kentucky | No. 6 Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) | TEN 33–0 | 25,000 | [84] |
November 23 | No. 11 Ole Miss | No. 16 Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS (rivalry) | MSS 19–0 | 25,000 | [85] |
November 23 | Vanderbilt | No. 17 Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | ALA 25–21 | 14,000 | [86] |
November 23 | Florida | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | FLA 16–7 | 12,000 | [87] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
Week Ten
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
November 29 | Ole Miss | Miami (FL) | Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL | W 21–7 | 7,518 | [88] |
November 30 | No. 6 Tennessee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry) | TEN 20–0 | 25,000 | [89] |
November 30 | No. 11 Mississippi State | No. 17 Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) | MSS 13–0 | 18,500 | [90] |
November 30 | Florida | Auburn | Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (rivalry) | AUB 20–7 | 7,500 | [91] |
November 30 | Tulane | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | LSU 14–0 | 30,799 | [92] |
November 30 | Georgia Tech | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry) | UGA 21–19 | 30,000 | [93] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
Week Eleven
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
December 6 | Georgia | Miami (FL) | Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL | W 28–7 | 11,860–15,000 | [94] |
December 7 | Villanova | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | W 13–10 | 6,500 | [95] |
December 7 | Texas | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | L 0–26 | 12,000 | [96] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
Postseason
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
January 1, 1941 | No. 13 Georgetown | No. 9 Mississippi State | Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL | W 14–7 | 38,307 | [97] |
January 1, 1941 | No. 5 Boston College | No. 4 Tennessee | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 13–19 | 73,181 | [98] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
All-conference players
The following players were recognized as consensus first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1940 All-SEC football team:
- Buddy Elrod, End, Mississippi State (AP-1, INS, UP)
- Holt Rast, End, Alabama (AP-1, INS, UP)
- Abe Shires, Tackle, Tennessee (AP-1, INS, UP)
- Bob Suffridge, Guard, Tennessee (AP-1, INS, UP)
- Bob Gude, Center, Vanderbilt (AP-1, INS, UP)
- Bob Foxx. Backfield, Tennessee (AP-1, INS, UP)
All-Americans
One SEC player was a consensus first-team pick on the 1940 College Football All-America Team:[99]
- Bob Suffridge, Guard, Tennessee (AAB, AP, CO, INS, LIB, NEA, NW, SN, UP)
Other SEC players receiving All-American honors from at least one selector were:
- Buddy Elrod, End, Mississippi State (AP-1; LIB; CP-1; NYS-1; NEA-3)
- Bob Ison, End, Georgia Tech (UP-3)
- Holt Rast, End, Alabama (NEA-2; CP-4)
- Abe Shires, Tackle, Tennessee (CP-3; NEA-3)
- Hunter Cohern, Guard, Mississippi State (AP-2)
- Ed Molinski, Guard, Tennessee (SN; UP-3; CP-3; NEA-2)
- George Kinard, Guard, Ole Miss (CP-4)
- John W. Goree, Guard, LSU (CP-4)
- Bob Foxx, Halfback, Tennessee (AP-3; INS-2; CP-4)
- Merle Hapes, Halfback, Ole Miss (UP-3; NEA-3)
- Jimmy Nelson, Halfback, Alabama (CP-2)
Head coaches
Records through the completion of the 1940 season
Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | SEC record |
Alabama | Frank Thomas | 10 | 102–22–6 (.808) | 76–13–5 (.835) | 37–8–4 (.796) |
Auburn | Jack Meagher | 7 | 64–54–3 (.541) | 38–28–8 (.568) | 23–18–6 (.553) |
Florida | Tom Lieb | 1 | 52–38–4 (.574) | 5–5–0 (.500) | 2–3–0 (.400) |
Georgia | Wally Butts | 2 | 10–10–1 (.500) | 10–10–1 (.500) | 2–3–1 (.417) |
Georgia Tech | William Alexander | 21 | 106–81–15 (.562) | 106–81–15 (.562) | 20–26–5 (.441) |
Kentucky | Albert D. Kirwan | 3 | 13–12–3 (.518) | 13–12–3 (.518) | 3–8–3 (.321) |
LSU | Bernie Moore | 6 | 55–30–4 (.640) | 43–18–1 (.702) | 22–13–0 (.629) |
Mississippi State | Allyn McKeen | 2 | 31–8–1 (.788) | 18–2–1 (.881) | 7–2–1 (.750) |
Ole Miss | Harry Mehre | 3 | 84–40–6 (.669) | 25–6–0 (.806) | 20–17–2 (.538) |
Sewanee | Jenks Gillem | 1 | 69–60–10 (.532) | 3–5–0 (.375) | 0–1–0 (.000) |
Tennessee | Robert Neyland | 14 | 119–16–8 (.860) | 119–16–8 (.860) | 35–7–2 (.818) |
Tulane | Red Dawson | 5 | 31–15–4 (.660) | 31–15–4 (.660) | 14–10–3 (.574) |
Vanderbilt | Red Sanders | 1 | 3–6–1 (.350) | 3–6–1 (.350) | 1–5–1 (.214) |
1941 NFL draft
The following SEC players were selected in the 1941 NFL draft:[100]
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