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The 1940 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jenks Gillem, Sewanee compiled a 3–5 record.[1]

Record3–5 (0–1 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumHardee Field
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1940 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–5 (0–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHardee 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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Sewanee was ranked at No. 157 (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 5Cumberland (TN)*W 49–01,000[3]
October 12Tennessee Tech*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 25–61,500[4]
October 19at Davidson*L 20–276,000[5]
October 25at Chattanooga*L 6–204,424[6]
November 2at Dartmouth*L 0–26[7]
November 9at VanderbiltL 0–206,500[8]
November 16Washington and Lee*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 25–131,500[9]
November 23at The Citadel*L 7–132,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
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