1940 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team

The 1940 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team represented Hardin–Simmons University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team compiled a perfect 9–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 235 to 76, and was ranked No. 17 in the final AP Poll.^[1] In January 1941, Coach Kimbrough left Hardin–Simmons to become head football coach at Baylor University. Kimbrough compiled a 47–8–3 in six seasons at Hardin-Simmons.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Daniel Baker		Abilene, TX	W 33–0		[3]
September 21	at Centenary		Centenary Field Shreveport, LA	W 15–13	6,000	[4]
October 5	vs. Arizona State		Texas Rose Festival Tyler, TX	W 17–0	12,500	[5]
October 12	vs. Texas Mines		Fly Field Odessa, TX	W 14–6	3,000	[6]
November 2	at West Texas State		Canyon, TX	W 28–7		[7]
November 8	at Loyola (CA)		Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles	W 40–6	10,000	[8]
November 16	at Catholic University		Brookland Stadium Washington, DC	W 27–19	4,000	[9]
November 23	San Francisco		Abilene, TX	W 28–18	3,000	[10]
November 30	at Howard Payne	No. 20	Brownwood, TX ()	W 27–7		[11]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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