1940 Southeastern Conference football season

Sports season

1940 Southeastern Conference football season

Sport| Football
Duration| September 21, 1940 – January 1, 1941 (1940-09-21 – 1941-01-01)
Number of teams| 13
Champion| Tennessee
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1940 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team |   | W |   | L |   |  |  |   | W |   | L |
No. 4 Tennessee $  | 5  | – | 0  | – | 0 |  |  | 10  | – | 1  | – | 0
No. 9 Mississippi State | 4  | – | 0  | – | 1 |  |  | 10  | – | 0  | – | 1
Ole Miss | 3  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 9  | – | 2  | – | 0
Alabama | 4  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 0
Auburn | 3  | – | 2  | – | 1 |  |  | 6  | – | 4  | – | 1
LSU | 3  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 6  | – | 4  | – | 0
Georgia | 2  | – | 3  | – | 1 |  |  | 5  | – | 4  | – | 1
Florida | 2  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 5  | – | 0
Kentucky | 1  | – | 2  | – | 2 |  |  | 5  | – | 3  | – | 2
Tulane | 1  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 5  | – | 0
Vanderbilt | 1  | – | 5  | – | 1 |  |  | 3  | – | 6  | – | 1
Georgia Tech | 1  | – | 5  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 7  | – | 0
Sewanee | 0  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 5  | – | 0

* $ – Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Southeastern Conference football season was the eighth season of college football played by the member schools of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was a part of the 1940 college football season. Tennessee compiled an 10–1 overall record, with a conference record of 5–0, and was SEC champion.

## Results and team statistics

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Conf. rank  | Team  | Head coach  | Overall record  | Conf. record  | AP
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1 | Tennessee | Robert Neyland | 10–1–0 (.909)  | 5–0–0 (1.000)  | No. 4 | 30.2 | 4.1
2 | Mississippi State | Allyn McKeen | 10–0–1 (.955)  | 4–0–1 (.900)  | No. 9 | 22.5 | 5.3
3 | Ole Miss | Harry Mehre | 9–2–0 (.818)  | 3–1–0 (.750)  |  | 22.8 | 9.1
4 | Alabama | Frank Thomas | 7–2–0 (.778)  | 4–2–0 (.667)  |  | 18.4 | 8.9
5 | Auburn | Jack Meagher | 6–4–1 (.591)  | 3–2–1 (.583)  |  | 15.5 | 13.9
6 | LSU | Bernie Moore | 6–4–0 (.600)  | 3–3–0 (.500)  |  | 13.9 | 11.2
7 | Georgia | Wally Butts | 5–4–1 (.550)  | 2–3–1 (.417)  |  | 20.9 | 13.4
8 | Florida | Tom Lieb | 5–5–0 (.500)  | 2–3–0 (.400)  |  | 13.6 | 14.1
9 | Kentucky | Albert D. Kirwan | 5–3–2 (.600)  | 1–2–2 (.400)  |  | 19.0 | 10.7
10 | Tulane | Red Dawson | 5–5–0 (.500)  | 1–3–0 (.250)  |  | 14.4 | 12.6
11 | Vanderbilt | Red Sanders | 3–6–1 (.350)  | 1–5–1 (.214)  |  | 10.1 | 9.8
12 | Georgia Tech | William Alexander | 3–7–0 (.300)  | 1–5–0 (.167)  |  | 13.9 | 16.0
13 | Sewanee | Harry E. Clark | 3–5–0 (.375)  | 0–1–0 (.000)  |  | 16.5 | 15.6

Key
AP final = Rankings from AP sports writers. See 1940 college football rankings
PPG = Average of points scored per game[1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[1]

## Schedule

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Index to colors and formatting

SEC member won
SEC member lost
SEC member tie
SEC teams in bold

### Week Zero

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September 21  | Union (TN) | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | W 37–0   |  | [2]
September 21  | Louisiana Tech | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 39–7   |  | [3]
September 21  | Baldwin–Wallace | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | W 59–7   |  | [4]

### Week One

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September 27  | Alabama | Spring Hill | Murphy High School Stadium • Mobile, AL | W 26–0   | 7,500 | [5]
September 27  | Howard (AL) | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | W 27–13   | 10,000 | [6]
September 27  | Georgia | Oglethorpe | Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA | W 53–0   | 25,000 | [7]
September 27  | Kentucky | Xavier | Xavier Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 13–0   | 12,000 | [8]
September 28  | Mercer | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 49–0   | 20,000 | [9]
September 28  | Washington & Lee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 19–0   | 9,000 | [10]
September 28  | Boston College | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 7–27   | 42,000 | [11]
September 28  | Mississippi State | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL |  MSS 25–7   | 12,000 | [12]
September 28  | Ole Miss | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)  |  OM 19–6   |  | [13]

### Week Two

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October 5  | Duke | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN  | W 13–0   | 25,000 | [14]
October 5  | Southwestern Louisiana | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | W 20–0   | 7,000 | [15]
October 5  | Ole Miss | Southwestern (TN) | Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 27–6   | 10,000 | [16]
October 5  | Mercer  | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 20–0   | 6,000 | [17]
October 5  | Holy Cross | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA  | W 25–0   |  | [18]
October 5  | Georgia | South Carolina | Columbia Municipal Stadium • Columbia, SC (rivalry)  | W 33–2   | 15,000 | [19]
October 5  | Florida | Tampa | Phillips Field • Tampa, FL | W 23–0   |  | [20]
October 5  | Washington and Lee  | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY  | W 47–12   | 10,000 | [21]
October 5  | Howard (AL)  | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 27–0   | 15,000 | [22]
October 5  | Cumberland (TN) | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 49–0   | 1,000 | [23]
October 5  | Vanderbilt | Princeton | Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ | L 6–7   | 16,000 | [24]
October 5  | Auburn | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)  |  AUB 20–14   | 32,000 | [25]

### Week Three

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October 11  | Florida | Villanova | Shibe Park • Philadelphia, PA | L 0–28   | 22,000 | [26]
October 12  | Chattanooga | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN  | W 53–0   | 12,000 | [27]
October 12  | Howard (AL)  | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL  | W 31–0   | 4,500 | [28]
October 12  | Tennessee Tech | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN  | W 25–6   | 1,500 | [29]
October 12  | LSU | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | L 0–23   | 23,000 | [30]
October 12  | Tulane | Fordham | Polo Grounds • New York, NY | L 7–20   | 35,400 | [31]
October 12  | Georgia Tech | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | L 20–26   | 32,492 | [32]
October 12  | Mississippi State | Auburn | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL |  T 7–7   | 18,000 | [33]
October 12  | Ole Miss | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA |  OM 28–14   | 25,000 | [34]
October 12  | Kentucky | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN  |  T 7–7   | 15,000 | [35]

### Week Four

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October 19  | Howard (AL)  | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS  | W 41–7   | 6,000 | [36]
October 19  | Duquesne | No. 13 Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS  | W 14–6   | 15,000 | [37]
October 19  | Mercer  | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA  | W 20–0   | 10,000 | [38]
October 19  | Maryland | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL  | W 19–0   | 10,000 | [39]
October 19  | George Washington | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY  | W 24–0   | 7,000 | [40]
October 19  | Rice  | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  | W 15–6   | 34,000 | [41]
October 19  | Auburn | SMU | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | L 13–20   | 10,000 | [42]
October 19  | Georgia | Columbia | Baker Field • New York, NY | L 13–14   | 25,000 | [43]
October 19  | Sewanee | Davidson | Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC | L 20–27   | 6,000 | [44]
October 19  | No. 5 Tennessee | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)  |  TEN 27–12   | 24,500 | [45]
October 19  | Vanderbilt | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)  |  GT 19–0   | 20,000 | [46]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

### Week Five

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October 25  | Sewanee | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN | L 6–20   | 4,424 | [47]
October 25  | Kentucky | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA  |  T 7–7   |  | [48]
October 26  | Mississippi State | NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC | W 26–10   | 10,000 | [49]
October 26  | Tulane | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 14–13   | 20,000 | [50]
October 26  | Arkansas | No. 14 Ole Miss | Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN (rivalry)  | L 20–21   | 15,000 | [51]
October 26  | Florida | No. 5 Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)  |  TEN 14–0   | 15,000 | [52]
October 26  | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)  |  AUB 16–7   | 25,000 | [53]
October 26  | Vanderbilt | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA  |  LSU 7–0   | 20,000 | [54]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

### Week Six

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November 2  | No. 20 Mississippi State | Southwestern (TN)  | Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN  | W 13–0   | 9,000 | [55]
November 2  | No. 10 Clemson | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  | W 13–0   | 31,000 | [56]
November 2  | Georgia Tech | No. 18 Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | L 7–41   | 34,000 | [57]
November 2  | Sewanee | Dartmouth | Memorial Field • Hanover, NH | L 0–26   |  | [58]
November 2  | LSU | No. 7 Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN  |  TEN 28–0   | 18,000 | [59]
November 2  | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry)  |  OM 13–7   | 13,000 | [60]
November 2  | Alabama | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY  |  ALA 25–0   | 13,000 | [61]
November 2  | Auburn | Georgia | Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (rivalry)  |  UGA 14–13   | 20,000 | [62]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

### Week Seven

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November 9  | No. 5 Tennessee | Southwestern (TN)  | Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN  | W 40–0   | 8,000 | [63]
November 9  | Ole Miss | Holy Cross  | Fitton Field • Worcester, MA | W 34–7   | 4,000 | [64]
November 9  | Clemson  | Auburn | Auburn Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry)  | W 21–7   | 12,000 | [65]
November 9  | No. 19 Mississippi State | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)  |  MSS 22–7   | 20,000 | [66]
November 9  | Tulane | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL  |  ALA 13–6   | 20,000 | [67]
November 9  | Georgia | Florida | Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)  |  FLA 18–13   | 19,000 | [68]
November 9  | Georgia Tech | Kentucky | DuPont Stadium • Louisville, KY |  KEN 26–7   | 14,000 | [69]
November 9  | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry)  |  VAN 20–0   | 6,500 | [70]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

### Week Eight

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November 16  | Virginia | No. 5 Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN  | W 41–14   | 7,000 | [71]
November 16  | Millsaps | No. 15 Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS  | W 46–13   | 10,500 | [72]
November 16  | West Tennessee State | No. 17 Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry)  | W 38–7   |  | [73]
November 16  | Florida | Miami (FL) | Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL (rivalry)  | W 46–6   | 17,365 | [74]
November 16  | Tennessee Tech | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN  | W 21–0   |  | [75]
November 16  | Washington and Lee | Sewanee | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN  | W 25–13   | 1,500 | [76]
November 16  | Kentucky | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | L 7–9   | 7,500 | [77]
November 16  | No. 14 Alabama | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)  |  ALA 14–13   | 25,000 | [78]
November 16  | LSU | Auburn | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)  |  LSU 21–13   | 11,000 | [79]
November 16  | Georgia | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  |  TUL 21–13   | 30,000 | [80]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

### Week Nine

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November 23  | Louisiana Normal | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  | W 47–0   | 20,000 | [81]
November 23  | Auburn | No. 4 Boston College  | Fenway Park • Boston, MA | L 7–33   | 30,000 | [82]
November 23  | Sewanee | The Citadel | Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC | L 7–13   | 2,500 | [83]
November 23  | Kentucky | No. 6 Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)  |  TEN 33–0   | 25,000 | [84]
November 23  | No. 11 Ole Miss | No. 16 Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS (rivalry)  |  MSS 19–0   | 25,000 | [85]
November 23  | Vanderbilt | No. 17 Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL  |  ALA 25–21   | 14,000 | [86]
November 23  | Florida | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA  |  FLA 16–7   | 12,000 | [87]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

### Week Ten

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November 29  | Ole Miss | Miami (FL) | Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL | W 21–7   | 7,518 | [88]
November 30  | No. 6 Tennessee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry)  |  TEN 20–0   | 25,000 | [89]
November 30  | No. 11 Mississippi State | No. 17 Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)  |  MSS 13–0   | 18,500 | [90]
November 30  | Florida | Auburn | Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (rivalry)  |  AUB 20–7   | 7,500 | [91]
November 30  | Tulane | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)  |  LSU 14–0   | 30,799 | [92]
November 30  | Georgia Tech | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry)  |  UGA 21–19   | 30,000 | [93]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

### Week Eleven

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December 6  | Georgia | Miami (FL)  | Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL  | W 28–7   | 11,860–15,000 | [94]
December 7  | Villanova | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL  | W 13–10   | 6,500 | [95]
December 7  | Texas | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL  | L 0–26   | 12,000 | [96]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

### Postseason

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January 1, 1941  | No. 13 Georgetown | No. 9 Mississippi State | Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL  | W 14–7   | 38,307 | [97]
January 1, 1941  | No. 5 Boston College  | No. 4 Tennessee | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  | L 13–19   | 73,181 | [98]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

## All-conference players

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For the complete All-SEC selections, see 1940 All-SEC football team.

The following players were recognized as consensus first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1940 All-SEC football team:

* Buddy Elrod, End, Mississippi State (AP-1, INS, UP)
* Holt Rast, End, Alabama (AP-1, INS, UP)
* Abe Shires, Tackle, Tennessee (AP-1, INS, UP)
* Bob Suffridge, Guard, Tennessee (AP-1, INS, UP)
* Bob Gude, Center, Vanderbilt (AP-1, INS, UP)
* Bob Foxx. Backfield, Tennessee (AP-1, INS, UP)

## All-Americans

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For the complete All-America selections, see 1940 College Football All-America Team.

One SEC player was a consensus first-team pick on the 1940 College Football All-America Team:[99]

* Bob Suffridge, Guard, Tennessee (AAB, AP, CO, INS, LIB, NEA, NW, SN, UP)

Other SEC players receiving All-American honors from at least one selector were:

* Buddy Elrod, End, Mississippi State (AP-1; LIB; CP-1; NYS-1; NEA-3)
* Bob Ison, End, Georgia Tech (UP-3)
* Holt Rast, End, Alabama (NEA-2; CP-4)
* Abe Shires, Tackle, Tennessee (CP-3; NEA-3)
* Hunter Cohern, Guard, Mississippi State (AP-2)
* Ed Molinski, Guard, Tennessee (SN; UP-3; CP-3; NEA-2)
* George Kinard, Guard, Ole Miss (CP-4)
* John W. Goree, Guard, LSU (CP-4)
* Bob Foxx, Halfback, Tennessee (AP-3; INS-2; CP-4)
* Merle Hapes, Halfback, Ole Miss (UP-3; NEA-3)
* Jimmy Nelson, Halfback, Alabama (CP-2)

## Head coaches

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Records through the completion of the 1940 season

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Alabama | Frank Thomas | 10 | 102–22–6 (.808)  | 76–13–5 (.835)  | 37–8–4 (.796)
Auburn | Jack Meagher | 7 | 64–54–3 (.541)  | 38–28–8 (.568)  | 23–18–6 (.553)
Florida | Tom Lieb | 1 | 52–38–4 (.574)  | 5–5–0 (.500)  | 2–3–0 (.400)
Georgia | Wally Butts | 2 | 10–10–1 (.500)  | 10–10–1 (.500)  | 2–3–1 (.417)
Georgia Tech | William Alexander | 21 | 106–81–15 (.562)  | 106–81–15 (.562)  | 20–26–5 (.441)
Kentucky | Albert D. Kirwan | 3 | 13–12–3 (.518)  | 13–12–3 (.518)  | 3–8–3 (.321)
LSU | Bernie Moore | 6 | 55–30–4 (.640)  | 43–18–1 (.702)  | 22–13–0 (.629)
Mississippi State | Allyn McKeen | 2 | 31–8–1 (.788)  | 18–2–1 (.881)  | 7–2–1 (.750)
Ole Miss | Harry Mehre | 3 | 84–40–6 (.669)  | 25–6–0 (.806)  | 20–17–2 (.538)
Sewanee | Jenks Gillem | 1 | 69–60–10 (.532)  | 3–5–0 (.375)  | 0–1–0 (.000)
Tennessee | Robert Neyland | 14 | 119–16–8 (.860)  | 119–16–8 (.860)  | 35–7–2 (.818)
Tulane | Red Dawson | 5 | 31–15–4 (.660)  | 31–15–4 (.660)  | 14–10–3 (.574)
Vanderbilt | Red Sanders | 1 | 3–6–1 (.350)  | 3–6–1 (.350)  | 1–5–1 (.214)

## 1941 NFL draft

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The following SEC players were selected in the 1941 NFL draft:[100]

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2 | 14 | Abe Shires | Tennessee  | Tackle | Cleveland Rams
3 | 17 | Bob Foxx | Tennessee  | Back | Chicago Cardinals
3 | 25 | Fred Davis | Alabama  | Tackle  | Washington Redskins
6 | 42 | Bob Suffridge | Tennessee  | Offensive guard | Pittsburgh Steelers
6 | 45 | John Tripson | Mississippi State  | Tackle  | Detroit Lions
6 | 48 | Tommy O'Boyle | Tulane  | Offensive guard  | Chicago Bears
6 | 50 | Ed Cifers | Tennessee  | End  | Washington Redskins
7 | 51 | Julius Battista | Florida  | Guard  | Philadelphia Eagles
7 | 58 | Hal Newman | Alabama  | End  | Brooklyn Dodgers
9 | 73 | Buddy Elrod | Mississippi State  | End  | Pittsburgh Steelers
10 | 90 | Ed Hickerson | Alabama  | Guard  | Washington Redskins
11 | 99 | Jim Hardin | Kentucky  | End  | Chicago Bears
12 | 105 | Billy Jefferson | Mississippi State  | Back  | Detroit Lions
12 | 109 | Harvey Johnson | Mississippi State  | Back  | Brooklyn Dodgers
13 | 118 | George Kinard | Ole Miss  | Guard  | Brooklyn Dodgers
14 | 121 | Les Dodson | Ole Miss  | Back  | Philadelphia Eagles
14 | 122 | J. W. Goree | LSU  | Guard  | Pittsburgh Steelers
14 | 127 | Arnie Moore | Mississippi State  | End  | New York Giants
14 | 129 | Lloyd Cheatham | Auburn  | Back  | Brooklyn Dodgers
15 | 133 | John Eibner | Kentucky  | Tackle  | Pittsburgh Steelers
17 | 158 | Dick McGowen | Auburn  | Back  | Brooklyn Dodgers
18 | 165 | Charlie Ishmael | Kentucky  | Back  | Detroit Lions
20 | 184 | Leo Barnes | LSU  | Tackle  | Cleveland Rams
20 | 190 | Ed Hiestand | Vanderbilt  | End  | Washington Redskins
21 | 192 | Joe Bailey | Kentucky  | Center  | Green Bay Packers
21 | 194 | Hunter Corbern | Mississippi State  | Guard  | Chicago Bears

## References

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3. ^ "Sophomores shine as L.S.U. rolls over Louisiana Tech, 39–7". The Birmingham News. September 22, 1940. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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7. ^ "Georgia's Bulldogs roll over Oglethorpe, 53–0". The Knoxville Journal. September 28, 1940. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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10. ^ "Vandy shows class beating W. & L., 19–0". The Atlanta Constitution. September 29, 1940. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Boston stuns Tulane with 27–7 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1940. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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