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-
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 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
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.