1940 Auburn Tigers football team

1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1940 Auburn Tigers football
1940 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1940 record	6–4–1 (3–2–1 SEC)
Head coach	Jack Meagher (7th season);
Home stadium	Auburn Stadium; Legion Field; Cramton Bowl
	Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

The 1940 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1940 college football season. The Tigers' were led by head coach Jack Meagher in his seventh season and finished the season with a record of six wins, four losses and one tie (6–4–1 overall, 3–2–1 in the SEC).

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Howard (AL)*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 27–13	10,000	^[1]
October 5	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 20–14
October 12	Mississippi State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	T 7–7
October 19	at SMU*	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	L 13–20
October 26	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	W 16–7
November 2	vs. Georgia	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 13–14
November 9	Clemson*	Auburn Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 21–7
November 16	LSU	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 13–21
November 23	at No. 4 Boston College*	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 7–33	30,000
November 30	Florida	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (rivalry)	W 20–7
December 7	Villanova*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 13–10
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

^ "Auburn repulses scrappy Howard team, 27–13". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 28, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: John F. "Jack" Meagher, 1940". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
^ "1940 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] "Auburn repulses scrappy Howard team, 27–13". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 28, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1940schedule-2] DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: John F. "Jack" Meagher, 1940". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 15, 2015.

[1940schedule2-3] "1940 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

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v t Auburn Tigers football
Venues	(1892–1910) Drake Field (1911–1939) Legion Field (alternate, 1926–1991) Jordan–Hare Stadium (1939–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) Clemson Florida Georgia: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Georgia Tech LSU Ole Miss Tennessee Tulane
Culture & lore	History Traditions Aubie "War Eagle" Marching band Toomer's Corner Punt Bama Punt Bo Over the Top Earthquake Game Prayer at Jordan–Hare Kick Six (Kick Bama Kick) Porter Cup
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold

1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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