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1940 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1940 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–5 (0–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Cumberland (TN)*W 49–01,000[3]
October 12Tennessee Tech*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 25–61,500[4]
October 19at Davidson*L 20–276,000[5]
October 25at Chattanooga*L 6–204,424[6]
November 2at Dartmouth*L 0–26[7]
November 9at VanderbiltL 0–206,500[8]
November 16Washington and Lee*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 25–131,500[9]
November 23at The Citadel*L 7–132,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1940 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sewanee scores eight times to beat lawyers from Lebanon in opener". The Chattanooga Times. October 6, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Purples clip Golden Eagles". The Nashville Tennessean. October 13, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Davidson conquers Sewanee, 27–20, in thrilling duel". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Moccasins outplay fighting Sewanee team, 20 to 6, in stirring battle". The Chattanooga Times. October 26, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dartmouth's power too much, Sewanee drops 26–0 decision". The Birmingham News. November 3, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vandy triumphs over Sewanee Tigers by 20–0 count". The Nashville Tennessean. November 10, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sewanee's spurt wins". The Chattanooga Times. November 17, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Citadel marches to 13 to 7 decision over Sewanee Tigers". The State. November 24, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.