1940 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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The 1940 Tennessee Volunteers represented the University of Tennessee in the 1940 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 14th year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1 overall, 5–0 in the SEC), as SEC champions and with a loss against Boston College in the 1941 Sugar Bowl.

APNo. 4
Record10–1 (5–0 SEC)
Headcoach
Quick facts Tennessee Volunteers football, National champion (Dunkel)SEC champion ...
1940 Tennessee Volunteers football
National champion (Dunkel)
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 13–19 vs. Boston College
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 4
Record10–1 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
 1939
1941 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
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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This team claims a national championship after being recognized under the Dunkel System, a power index system devised by Dick Dunkel Sr.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Mercer*W 49–020,000[2]
October 5Duke*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 13–025,000[3]
October 12Chattanooga*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 53–012,000[4]
October 19at AlabamaNo. 5W 27–1224,500[5]
October 26FloridaNo. 5
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 14–015,000[6]
November 2LSUdaggerNo. 7
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 28–018,000[7]
November 9at Southwestern (TN)*No. 5W 40–08,000[8]
November 16Virginia*No. 5
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 41–147,000[9]
November 23KentuckyNo. 6
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 33–025,000[10]
November 30at VanderbiltNo. 6W 20–025,000[11]
January 1, 1941vs. No. 5 Boston College*No. 4L 13–1973,181[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings

More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
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( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP5 (7)5 (6)75 (11)5 (2)6 (3)6 (8)4 (10)
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