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Auburn Football Team History

Auburn Tigers

Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Founded: 1856
Stadium: Jordan-Hare Stadium
Capacity: 88,043
Colors: Blue & Orange
Coach: John F. Jack Meagher
Conference: Southeastern-

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1891 <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024

1940 Season Highlights

John F. Jack Meagher enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Auburn.

1940 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 27	@ Samford	27	13	W	@ Montgomery, AL
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Tulane	20	14	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Mississippi State	7	7	T	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Southern Methodist	13	20	L
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Georgia Tech	16	7	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Georgia	13	14	L	@ Columbus, GA
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Clemson	21	7	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Louisiana State	13	21	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Boston College	7	33	L
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Florida	20	7	W	@ Columbus, GA
Sat., Dec. 7	vs. Villanova	13	10	W	@ Montgomery, AL

1940 Season Totals
Record	6-4 -1
Points Scored	170
Scoring Average	15.5
Points Allowed	153
Defense Average	13.9
Opponents Record	59-28
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	2-1 -1
Away Record	4-3

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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.