1940 Sewanee Tigers football team

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]

1940 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–5 (0–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHardee Field
1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Tennessee $ 5 0 010 1 0
No. 9 Mississippi State 4 0 110 0 1
Ole Miss 3 1 09 2 0
Alabama 4 2 07 2 0
Auburn 3 2 16 4 1
LSU 3 3 06 4 0
Georgia 2 3 15 4 1
Florida 2 3 05 5 0
Kentucky 1 2 25 3 2
Tulane 1 3 05 5 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 13 6 1
Georgia Tech 1 5 03 7 0
Sewanee 0 1 03 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5Cumberland (TN)*W 49–0[3]
October 12Tennessee Tech*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 25–6[4]
October 19at Davidson*L 20–27[5]
October 25at Chattanooga*L 6–20[6]
November 2at Dartmouth*L 0–26[7]
November 9at VanderbiltL 0–20[8]
November 16Washington and Lee*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 25–13[9]
November 23at The Citadel*L 7–13[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  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.


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