The 1940 Southeastern Conference football season was the eighth season of college football played by the member schools of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was a part of the 1940 college football season. Tennessee compiled an 10–1 overall record, with a conference record of 5–0, and was SEC champion.
Results and team statistics Conf. rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record APfinal PPG PAG Tennessee Mississippi State Ole Miss Alabama Auburn LSU Georgia Florida Kentucky Tulane Vanderbilt Georgia Tech Sewanee
Key AP final = Rankings from AP sports writers. See 1940 college football rankings PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game
Schedule Index to colors and formattingSEC member wonSEC member lostSEC member tieSEC teams in bold
Week Zero
Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
Week Seven
Week Eight
Week Nine
Week Ten
Week Eleven
Postseason
All-conference players
The following players were recognized as consensus first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1940 All-SEC football team:
Buddy Elrod, End, Mississippi State (AP-1, INS, UP) Holt Rast, End, Alabama (AP-1, INS, UP) Abe Shires, Tackle, Tennessee (AP-1, INS, UP) Bob Suffridge, Guard, Tennessee (AP-1, INS, UP) Bob Gude, Center, Vanderbilt (AP-1, INS, UP) Bob Foxx. Backfield, Tennessee (AP-1, INS, UP)
All-Americans
One SEC player was a consensus first-team pick on the 1940 College Football All-America Team:
Bob Suffridge, Guard, Tennessee (AAB, AP, CO, INS, LIB, NEA, NW, SN, UP)
Other SEC players receiving All-American honors from at least one selector were:
Buddy Elrod, End, Mississippi State (AP-1; LIB; CP-1; NYS-1; NEA-3) Bob Ison, End, Georgia Tech (UP-3) Holt Rast, End, Alabama (NEA-2; CP-4) Abe Shires, Tackle, Tennessee (CP-3; NEA-3) Hunter Cohern, Guard, Mississippi State (AP-2) Ed Molinski, Guard, Tennessee (SN; UP-3; CP-3; NEA-2) George Kinard, Guard, Ole Miss (CP-4) John W. Goree, Guard, LSU (CP-4) Bob Foxx, Halfback, Tennessee (AP-3; INS-2; CP-4) Merle Hapes, Halfback, Ole Miss (UP-3; NEA-3) Jimmy Nelson, Halfback, Alabama (CP-2)
Head coaches Records through the completion of the 1940 season
Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school SEC record Alabama Auburn Florida Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky LSU Mississippi State Ole Miss Sewanee Tennessee Tulane Vanderbilt
1941 NFL draft The following SEC players were selected in the 1941 NFL draft:
Round Overall Pick Player name School Position NFL team Tennessee Tackle Cleveland Rams Tennessee Back Chicago Cardinals Alabama Tackle Washington Redskins Tennessee Offensive guard Pittsburgh Steelers Mississippi State Tackle Detroit Lions Tulane Offensive guard Chicago Bears Tennessee End Washington Redskins Florida Guard Philadelphia Eagles Alabama End Brooklyn Dodgers Mississippi State End Pittsburgh Steelers Alabama Guard Washington Redskins Kentucky End Chicago Bears Mississippi State Back Detroit Lions Mississippi State Back Brooklyn Dodgers Ole Miss Guard Brooklyn Dodgers Ole Miss Back Philadelphia Eagles LSU Guard Pittsburgh Steelers Mississippi State End New York Giants Auburn Back Brooklyn Dodgers Kentucky Tackle Pittsburgh Steelers Auburn Back Brooklyn Dodgers Kentucky Back Detroit Lions LSU Tackle Cleveland Rams Vanderbilt End Washington Redskins Kentucky Center Green Bay Packers Mississippi State Guard Chicago Bears
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