1940 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1940 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
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Conference Southeastern Conference
Record3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainNeil M. "Hawk" Cavette
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →
1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Tennessee $ 5 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 9 Mississippi State 4 –0 –110 –0 –1
Ole Miss 3 –1 –09 –2 –0
Alabama 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Auburn 3 –2 –16 –4 –1
LSU 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Georgia 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Florida 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Kentucky 1 –2 –25 –3 –2
Tulane 1 –3 –05 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –13 –6 –1
Georgia Tech 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Sewanee 0 –1 –03 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1940 college football season. In their 21st year under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets complied an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished 12th in the SEC. [1]

Georgia Tech was ranked at No. 59 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5 Howard (AL) *
W 27–015,000 [3]
October 12at Notre Dame *
L 20–2632,492 [4]
October 19 Vanderbilt
W 19–020,000 [5]
October 26 Auburn
L 7–1625,000 [6]
November 2at No. 18 Duke *
L 7–4134,000 [7]
November 9at Kentucky
L 7–2614,000 [8]
November 16No. 14 Alabama
L 13–1425,000 [9]
November 23 Florida
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 7–1612,000 [10]
November 30at Georgia
L 19–2130,000 [11]
December 28 California *
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 13–07,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "1940 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Jackets wallop Howard, 27–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 6, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Irish turn in 26–20 win over Georgia Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 13, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tech Yellow Jackets rout Vanderbilt with ease". The State. October 20, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Auburn tops Tech, 16 to 7". The Chattanooga Times. October 27, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Duke Blue Devils Bowl Over Georgia Tech Eleven, 41-7". The Durham Herald-Sun. November 3, 1940. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Big Dutch Ishmael impersonates battering ram as Cats smash Tech 26 to 7". The Lexington Herald. November 10, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Gregory, Kenneth (November 17, 1940). "Georgia Tech outplays Tide to lose 14–13". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. Associated Press. p. 6. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Gators complete conquest of Georgia, defeat Tech". Monroe Morning World. November 24, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bulldogs nip Tech, 21 to 19, in bitter duel". The Birmingham News. December 1, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Georgia Tech dazzle beats Bears in mud". The Pasadena Post. December 29, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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