1940 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1940 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1940 college football season.

1940 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
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

Georgia was ranked at No. 53 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Oglethorpe*W 53–025,000[2]
October 5at South Carolina*W 33–2
October 12Ole MissL 14–28
October 19at Columbia*L 13–1425,000[3]
October 25Kentucky
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
T 7–7
November 2vs. AuburnW 14–13
November 9vs. FloridaL 13–18
November 16at TulaneL 13–2130,000[4]
November 30Georgia Techdagger
W 21–19
December 6at Miami (FL)*W 28–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[5]

References

  1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Georgia's Bulldogs roll over Oglethorpe, 53–0". The Knoxville Journal. September 28, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Jack Mahon (October 20, 1940). "Lions Win". New York Daily News. p. 92 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tulane turns on power to defeat Georgia 21 to 13". The Huntsville Times. November 17, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1939 Football Schedule". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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