Arkansas State Football Team History
Arkansas State Red Wolves
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
Founded: 1909 Stadium: Centennial Bank Stadium Capacity: 30,406 Colors: Scarlet & Black Coach: Bill Adams Conference: Arkansas Intercollegiate-
1940 Season Highlights
Bill Adams enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Arkansas State.
1940 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 20 @ Northwest Mississippi JC
6
6
T
Sat., Sep. 28 @ Missouri-Rolla
12
44
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Sunflower JC (MS)
7
7
T
Sat., Oct. 12 @ Southern Illinois
0
7
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs. Austin Peay State
13
0
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Union (TN)
0
20
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @ Tennessee JC
7
14
L
1940 Season Totals
Record 1-4
-2
Points Scored 45
Scoring Average 6.4
Points Allowed 98
Defense Average 14.0
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-1
-1
Away Record 0-3
-1
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1940 Arkansas Intercollegiate- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Arkansas State
1-4-2 45 98
Bill Adams
1940 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1940 All Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.