The 1940 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1940 college football season. Tennessee won the conference.
All-SEC selections
Ends Buddy Elrod, Miss. St. (AP-1, INS, UP) Holt Rast, Alabama (AP-1, INS, UP) Ed Cifers, Tennessee (AP-2) Bob Ison, Georgia Tech (AP-2) Fergie Ferguson, Florida (AP-3) Harold Newman, Alabama (AP-3)
Tackles Abe Shires, Tennessee (AP-1, INS, UP) Charles Dufour, Tulane (AP-2, INS) John Tripson, Miss. St. (AP-2, UP) Fred Davis, Alabama (AP-1) John Eibner, Kentucky (AP-3) John Barrett, LSU (AP-3)
Guards Bob Suffridge, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, INS, UP) John W. Goree, LSU (AP-3, INS, UP) Hunter Corhern, Miss. St. (AP-1) Ed Molinski, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2) Edward Hickerson, Alabama (AP-2) Julius Battista, Florida (AP-3)
Centers Bob Gude, Vanderbilt (AP-1, INS, UP) Norbert Ackermann, Tennessee (AP-2)
Backfield Bob Foxx, Tennessee (AP-1, INS, UP) Harvey Johnson, Miss. St. (AP-2, INS, UP) John Hovious, Ole Miss (AP-1, INS) Jimmy Nelson, Alabama (AP-1, INS) James Thibaut, Tulane (AP-2, UP) Neal McGowen, Auburn (AP-1) Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (UP) John Butler, Tennessee (AP-2) Merle Hapes, Ole Miss (AP-2) Charles Ishmael, Kentucky (AP-3) John Bosch, Georgia Tech (AP-3) Rufus Deal, Auburn (AP-3) William Jefferson, Miss St. (AP-3)
Key
AP = compiled by the Associated Press, chosen by the conference coaches.
INS = International News Service.
UP = United Press Bold = Consensus first-team selection
See also 1940 College Football All-America Team
References