1940 Milligan Buffaloes football team

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Record9–0 (5–0 Smoky Mountain)
Headcoach
HomestadiumRoosevelt Stadium
1940 Milligan Buffaloes football
Smoky Mountain champion
ConferenceSmoky Mountain Conference
Record9–0 (5–0 Smoky Mountain)
Head coach
Home stadiumRoosevelt Stadium
Seasons
 1939
1941 
1940 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Milligan $ 5 0 09 0 0
Carson–Newman 4 1 04 4 0
East Tennessee State Teachers 3 3 04 4 0
Maryville 2 3 05 5 0
Cumberland (TN) 1 4 01 9 0
Tusculum 0 4 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1940 Milligan Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented Milligan University as a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Steve Lacy, the Buffaloes compiled a perfect 9–0 record (5–0 in conference games), won the Smoky Mountain Conference championship, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 179 to 33.[1][2]

Four Milligan players were first-team picks for the 1940 All-Smoky Mountain Conference football team: Big Bill Showalter at fullback; Charlie D'Agata at end; Frank Spraker at tackle; and James Riggs at guard. Three others were named to the second team: Hope Burton at halfback; Hugh Blessing at end; and Fred Dellinger at guard.[3]

The team played its home games at Roosevelt Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee.

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