1940 Ole Miss Rebels football team
| 1940 Ole Miss Rebels football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (3–1 SEC) |
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| Captain | George Kinard |
| Home stadium | Hemingway Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Tennessee $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Mississippi State | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1940 college football season.[1] The Rebels were led by third-year head coach Harry Mehre and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. They finished with a record of 9–2 (3–1 SEC), to finish third in the Southeastern Conference.
Ole Miss was ranked at No. 23 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Union (TN)* | W 37–0 | [3] | |||
| September 28 | at LSU | W 19–6 | [4] | |||
| October 5 | at Southwestern (TN)* | W 27–6 | 10,000 | [5] | ||
| October 12 | at Georgia | W 28–14 | 25,000 | [6] | ||
| October 19 | Duquesne* | No. 13 |
| W 14–6 | 15,000 | [7] |
| October 26 | vs. Arkansas* | No. 14 |
| L 20–21 | 15,000 | [8] |
| November 2 | at Vanderbilt | W 13–7 | 13,000 | [9] | ||
| November 9 | at Holy Cross* | W 34–7 | 4,000 | [10] | ||
| November 16 | West Tennessee State* | No. 17 |
| W 38–7 | [11] | |
| November 23 | at No. 16 Mississippi State | No. 11 | L 0–19 | 25,000 | [12] | |
| November 29 | at Miami (FL)* | W 21–7 | 7,518 | [13] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1940 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "T.J. Thompson out for season as Union loses 37–0 to Rebels". The Jackson Sun. September 22, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels beat L.S.U. in last-period rally". The Atlanta Constitution. September 29, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels down Lynx, 27–6". The Commercial Appeal. October 6, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss defeats Georgia, 28–14". The Chattanooga Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi defeats Duquesne Dukes, 14–6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 20, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas trips Rebels in 21–20 surprise win". The Commercial Appeal. October 27, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss rallies to drop Vandy". The Atlanta Journal. November 3, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colgate Defeats Holy Cross, 6-0". New York Daily News. November 3, 1940. p. 37C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Teachers of Memphis downed 38 to 7 by Ole Miss Rebels". The Clarion-Ledger. November 17, 1940. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State swamps Rebels". The Miami News. November 24, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hovious revives Ole Miss attack to defeat Miami". The Daily Herald. November 30, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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