1940 Wofford Terriers football team

The 1940 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1940 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jules Carson, the Terriers compiled an overall record of 3–4–2 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, tying for 17th place in the SIAA.[1][2]

1940 Wofford Terriers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–4–2 (2–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Jules Carson (7th` season)
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rollins $ 6 0 08 1 0
Newberry 4 0 07 2 1
Mississippi College 2 0 05 1 1
Eastern Kentucky 1 0 08 0 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 1 17 1 1
Louisiana Normal 4 1 16 3 1
SW Louisiana 4 1 06 3 1
Union (TN) 3 1 06 3 0
Georgetown (KY) 2 1 05 3 2
Murray State 4 2 14 3 2
Centre 2 1 03 6 0
Miami (FL) 2 1 03 7 0
Presbyterian 5 3 06 4 0
Mississippi Southern 3 2 07 4 0
Louisiana Tech 3 2 06 4 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 4 3 05 5 0
Morehead State 1 1 23 3 2
Wofford 2 2 13 4 2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 4 04 4 0
Tampa 2 4 03 6 0
Oglethorpe 2 4 02 6 0
Tennessee Tech 1 2 02 6 0
Transylvania 1 2 15 3 1
Stetson 2 5 12 5 1
Troy State 1 3 03 6 0
Louisiana College 1 4 22 5 2
Union (KY) 0 1 15 1 1
Centenary 0 2 03 7 0
Louisville 0 2 03 5 1
Jacksonville State 0 2 03 5 0
Erskine 0 5 01 8 0
Delta State 0 5 10 8 2
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 20at High Point*High Point, NCT 0–0
September 28at Clemson*L 0–26
October 4at Oglethorpe
W 26–14[3]
October 12Erskine
W 27–0
October 25at Randolph–Macon*Ashland, VAW 19–0
November 1at The Citadel*
L 19–0
November 9StetsonSpartanburg, SCT 7–0
November 16at PresbyterianL 6–12
November 21Newberry
  • County Fairgrounds
  • Spartanburg, SC
L 6–46
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Football Standings". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. December 2, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2020 via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "2021 Wofford Football Media Guide" (PDF). Spartanburg, South Carolina: Wofford College Athletics. 2021. p. 120. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  3. "Wofford rallies, wins over Oglethorpe". The Birmingham News. October 6, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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