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Tennessee Volunteers

University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794
Stadium: Neyland Stadium
Capacity: 104,079
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Robert R. Bob Neyland
Conference: Southeastern-

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

1940 Season Highlights

Robert R. Bob Neyland enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.

The Volunteers won the Southeastern Conference Championship.

1940 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Mercer	49	0	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Duke	13	0	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga	53	0	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Alabama	27	12	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Florida	14	0	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Louisiana State	28	0	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Rhodes	41	0	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Virginia	41	14	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Kentucky	33	0	W
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Vanderbilt	20	0	W
Wed., Jan. 1	Boston College	13	19	L	@ New Orleans, LA	Sugar Bowl

1940 Season Totals
Record	10-1
Points Scored	332
Scoring Average	30.2
Points Allowed	45
Defense Average	4.1
Opponents Record	48-27
Conference Record	5-0
Home Record	7-0
Away Record	3-0

1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
4	10-0-0	AP

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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.