The 1940 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1940 college football season. In their second year under head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 2–3–1, and finished 7th in the SEC.[1]
| 1940 Georgia Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Sanford Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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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.[2]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | at Oglethorpe* | W 53–0 | 25,000 | [3] | |
| October 5 | at South Carolina* | W 33–2 | 15,000 | [4] | |
| October 12 | Ole Miss | L 14–28 | 25,000 | [5] | |
| October 19 | at Columbia* | L 13–14 | 25,000 | [6] | |
| October 25 | Kentucky |
| T 7–7 | [7] | |
| November 2 | vs. Auburn | W 14–13 | 20,000 | [8] | |
| November 9 | vs. Florida | L 13–18 | 19,000 | [9] | |
| November 16 | at Tulane | L 13–21 | 30,000 | [10] | |
| November 30 | Georgia Tech |
| W 21–19 | 30,000 | [11] |
| December 6 | at Miami (FL)* | W 28–7 | 11,860–15,000 | [12][13] | |
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References edit
- ^ "1940 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia's Bulldogs roll over Oglethorpe, 53–0". The Knoxville Journal. September 28, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia wallops S. Carolina, 33–2". Tulsa World. October 6, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss defeats Georgia, 28–14". The Chattanooga Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Mahon (October 20, 1940). "Lions Win". New York Daily News. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia ties U.K. 7–7 on 'last-chance' tally". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia gridders upset heavily-favored Auburn, 14–13". The Dothan Eagle. November 3, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators sprout wings to win 18–13 game". The Miami Herald. November 10, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane turns on power to defeat Georgia 21 to 13". The Huntsville Times. November 17, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs nip Tech, 21 to 19, in bitter duel". The Birmingham News. December 1, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sinkwich stars in Georgia rally to defeat Miami, 28–7". The Palm Beach Post-Times. December 7, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami bows to Georgia". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. December 7, 1940. p. 13.
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