1940 Sewanee Tigers football team
| 1940 Sewanee Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 3–5 (0–1 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Hardee Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Tennessee $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Mississippi State | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jenks Gillem, Sewanee compiled a 3–5 record.[1]
Sewanee was ranked at No. 157 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 5 | Cumberland (TN)* | W 49–0 | 1,000 | [3] | |
| October 12 | Tennessee Tech* |
| W 25–6 | 1,500 | [4] |
| October 19 | at Davidson* | L 20–27 | 6,000 | [5] | |
| October 25 | at Chattanooga* | L 6–20 | 4,424 | [6] | |
| November 2 | at Dartmouth* | L 0–26 | [7] | ||
| November 9 | at Vanderbilt | L 0–20 | 6,500 | [8] | |
| November 16 | Washington and Lee* |
| W 25–13 | 1,500 | [9] |
| November 23 | at The Citadel* | L 7–13 | 2,500 | [10] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1940 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sewanee scores eight times to beat lawyers from Lebanon in opener". The Chattanooga Times. October 6, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purples clip Golden Eagles". The Nashville Tennessean. October 13, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson conquers Sewanee, 27–20, in thrilling duel". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moccasins outplay fighting Sewanee team, 20 to 6, in stirring battle". The Chattanooga Times. October 26, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dartmouth's power too much, Sewanee drops 26–0 decision". The Birmingham News. November 3, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy triumphs over Sewanee Tigers by 20–0 count". The Nashville Tennessean. November 10, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sewanee's spurt wins". The Chattanooga Times. November 17, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel marches to 13 to 7 decision over Sewanee Tigers". The State. November 24, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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