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Alabama Crimson Tide

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Founded: 1831
Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium
Capacity: 92,138
Colors: Crimson & White
Coach: Frank W. Thomas
Conference: Southeastern-

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1892 <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024

1940 Season Highlights

Frank W. Thomas enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Alabama.

1940 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 27	@ Spring Hill	26	0	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Mercer	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Samford	31	0	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Tennessee	12	27	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Kentucky	25	0	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Tulane	13	6	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Georgia Tech	14	13	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Vanderbilt	25	21	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Mississippi State	0	13	L

1940 Season Totals
Record	7-2
Points Scored	166
Scoring Average	18.4
Points Allowed	80
Defense Average	8.9
Opponents Record	36-22
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-0

1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1940 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tennessee	10-1	332	45	Lost 13-19	5-0	122	12	Robert R. Bob Neyland
Mississippi State	10-0-1	248	58	Won 14-7	4-0-1	88	21	Allyn McKeen
Mississippi	9-2	251	100		3-1	60	46	Harry J. Mehre
Alabama	7-2	166	80		3-2	75	67	Frank W. Thomas
Auburn	6-4-1	170	153		3-2-1	89	70	John F. Jack Meagher
Louisiana State	6-4	139	112		3-3	55	82	Bernie H. Moore
Florida	5-5	136	141		2-3	48	81	Thomas J. Tom Lieb
Georgia	5-4-1	209	134		2-3-1	82	106	Wallace Butts
Kentucky	5-3-2	190	107		1-2-2	40	79	A.D. Kirwan
Tulane	5-5	144	126		1-3	41	60	Lowell P. Red Dawson
Georgia Tech	3-7	139	160		1-5	72	93	William A. Bill Alexander
Vanderbilt	3-6-1	101	98		0-5-1	35	91	Harry R. Red Sanders

1940 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1940 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.