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The 1940 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1940 college football season. In their 21st year under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished 12th in the SEC.[1]

Record3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Headcoach
CaptainNeil M. "Hawk" Cavette
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1940 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainNeil M. "Hawk" Cavette
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
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1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Tennessee $5–0–010–1–0
No. 9 Mississippi State4–0–110–0–1
Ole Miss3–1–09–2–0
Alabama4–2–07–2–0
Auburn3–2–16–4–1
LSU3–3–06–4–0
Georgia2–3–15–4–1
Florida2–3–05–5–0
Kentucky1–2–25–3–2
Tulane1–3–05–5–0
Vanderbilt1–5–13–6–1
Georgia Tech1–5–03–7–0
Sewanee0–1–03–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Georgia Tech was ranked at No. 59 (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
October 5Howard (AL)*W 27–015,000[3]
October 12at Notre Dame*L 20–2632,492[4]
October 19Vanderbilt
W 19–020,000[5]
October 26Auburn
L 7–1625,000[6]
November 2at No. 18 Duke*L 7–4134,000[7]
November 9at Kentucky
L 7–2614,000[8]
November 16No. 14 Alabama
L 13–1425,000[9]
November 23Florida
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 7–1612,000[10]
November 30at GeorgiaL 19–2130,000[11]
December 28California*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 13–07,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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