1940 Auburn Tigers football team

1940 Auburn Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1940 record 6–4–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach Jack Meagher
Home stadium Auburn Stadium
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
1940 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Tennessee $ 5 0 0     10 1 0
#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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1940 college football season. The Tigers' were led by head coach Jack Meagher in his seventh season and finished the season with a record of six wins, four losses and one tie (6–4–1 overall, 3–2–1 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 27 Howard* Cramton BowlMontgomery, AL W 27–13  
October 5 at Tulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA W 20–14  
October 12 Mississippi State Legion FieldBirmingham, AL T 7–7  
October 19 at SMU* Ownby StadiumUniversity Park, TX L 13–20  
October 26 at Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA (Rivalry) W 16–7  
November 2 vs. Georgia Memorial StadiumColumbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) L 13–14  
November 9 Clemson* Auburn StadiumAuburn, AL (Rivalry) W 21–7  
November 16 LSU Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Rivalry) L 13–21  
November 23 at Boston College* Fenway ParkBoston, MA L 7–33  
November 30 Florida Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (Rivalry) W 20–7  
December 7 Villanova* Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL W 13–10  
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: John F. "Jack" Meagher, 1940". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  2. "1940 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
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