1940 Tennessee Volunteers football team
| 1940 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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National champion (Dunkel) SEC champion | |
Sugar Bowl, L 13–19 vs. Boston College | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 4 |
| Record | 10–1 (5–0 SEC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Home stadium | Shields–Watkins Field |
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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 Tennessee Volunteers represented the University of Tennessee in the 1940 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 14th year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1 overall, 5–0 in the SEC), as SEC champions and with a loss against Boston College in the 1941 Sugar Bowl.
This team claims a national championship after being recognized under the Dunkel System, a power index system devised by Dick Dunkel Sr.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Mercer* | W 49–0 | 20,000 | [2] | ||
| October 5 | Duke* |
| W 13–0 | 25,000 | [3] | |
| October 12 | Chattanooga* |
| W 53–0 | 12,000 | [4] | |
| October 19 | at Alabama | No. 5 | W 27–12 | 24,500 | [5] | |
| October 26 | Florida | No. 5 |
| W 14–0 | 15,000 | [6] |
| November 2 | LSU | No. 7 |
| W 28–0 | 18,000 | [7] |
| November 9 | at Southwestern (TN)* | No. 5 | W 40–0 | 8,000 | [8] | |
| November 16 | Virginia* | No. 5 |
| W 41–14 | 7,000 | [9] |
| November 23 | Kentucky | No. 6 |
| W 33–0 | 25,000 | [10] |
| November 30 | at Vanderbilt | No. 6 | W 20–0 | 25,000 | [11] | |
| January 1, 1941 | vs. No. 5 Boston College* | No. 4 | L 13–19 | 73,181 | [12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. pp. 75, 77. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ^ "Vols prep for Duke, maul Mercer". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 29, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke bows to Tennessee might, 13 to 0". The Charlotte News. October 6, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee crushes Moccasins, 53–0". The Chattanooga Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vol air bombs blast victory over Tide ground attack, 27–12". The Tuscaloosa News. October 20, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "Gators hold mighty Vols to two touchdowns". St. Petersburg Times. October 27, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Tigers' claws crippled by great Tennessee grid eleven". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vicious Vols trample Southwestern, 40–0". The Knoxville Journal. November 10, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols trounce Virginia, 41–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 17, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Volunteer passes beat Wildcats 33–0". The Lexington Herald-Leader. November 24, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols top Vandy, 20–0,accept Sugar Bowl bid to play Boston College". The Chattanooga Times. December 1, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indomitable spirit brings Eagles win". The Boston Globe. January 2, 1941. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.