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The 1940 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1940 college football season. In their second year under head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 2–3–1, and finished 7th in the SEC.[1]

Record5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumSanford Stadium
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1940 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
 1939
1941 
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1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Tennessee $5001010
No. 9 Mississippi State4011001
Ole Miss310920
Alabama420720
Auburn321641
LSU330640
Georgia231541
Florida230550
Kentucky122532
Tulane130550
Vanderbilt151361
Georgia Tech150370
Sewanee010350
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Georgia was ranked at No. 53 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Oglethorpe*W 53–025,000[3]
October 5at South Carolina*W 33–215,000[4]
October 12Ole MissL 14–2825,000[5]
October 19at Columbia*L 13–1425,000[6]
October 25Kentucky
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
T 7–7[7]
November 2vs. AuburnW 14–1320,000[8]
November 9vs. FloridaL 13–1819,000[9]
November 16at TulaneL 13–2130,000[10]
November 30Georgia Techdagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 21–1930,000[11]
December 6at Miami (FL)*W 28–711,860–15,000[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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