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Troy Football Team History

Troy Trojans

Troy University
Troy, AL
Founded: 1887
Stadium: Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
Colors: Cardinal, Black & Silver
Coach: Albert Choate
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

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1919 <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024

1940 Season Highlights

Albert Choate enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Troy.

1940 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 27	@ Southern Mississippi	0	25	L
	@ Spring Hill (AL)	0	20	L
	@ Oglethorpe	7	20	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Georgia Southern	14	0	W
	@ Marion Military Institute	19	0	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Memphis	7	31	L
	@ Jacksonville State	7	9	L
	@ West Alabama	0	6	L
	@ Snead JC (AL)	6	7	L

1940 Season Totals
Record	2-7
Points Scored	60
Scoring Average	6.7
Points Allowed	118
Defense Average	13.1
Opponents Record	18-19
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	0-1
Away Record	2-6

1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern Mississippi	7-4	220	80					Reed Green
Western Kentucky	7-1-1	115	20					William L. Gander Terry
Memphis	5-5	150	172					C.C. Humphreys
Middle Tennessee State	4-4	107	78					E.W. Midgett
Louisville	3-5-1	91	134					Laurie Apitz
Miami	3-7	131	197					Jack Harding
Troy	2-7	60	118					Albert Choate

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

1940 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.