1940 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team

1940 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–4 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach	Elwin W. Midgett (1st season)
Captain	Elbert Patty, Tommy Hudson
Home stadium	Horace Jones Field
Seasons ←  1939 1941  →

1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rollins $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Newberry	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Mississippi College	2	–	0	–	0			5	–	1	–	1
Eastern Kentucky	1	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Louisiana Normal	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
SW Louisiana	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Union (TN)	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	2
Murray State	4	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Centre	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Presbyterian	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Southern	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Louisiana Tech	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
West Tennessee State Teachers	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Morehead State	1	–	1	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
Wofford	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Tampa	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Oglethorpe	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Tech	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Transylvania	1	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Stetson	2	–	5	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Troy State	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Louisiana College	1	–	4	–	2			2	–	5	–	2
Union (KY)	0	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Centenary	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Louisville	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Jacksonville State	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Erskine	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Delta State	0	–	5	–	1			0	–	8	–	2
$ – Conference champion

The 1940 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football team represented the Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as Middle Tennessee State University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1940 college football season. Led by Elwin W. Midgett in his first season as head coach, Middle Tennessee State Teachers compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play. ^[1] The team's captains were Elbert Patty and Tommy Hudson. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Jacksonville State	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 46–7	2,500	[3]
October 4	Austin Peay *	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 35–6
October 12	at West Tennessee State Teachers	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 7–14
October 19	Cumberland (TN) *	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 13–0
October 26	at Western Kentucky State Teachers	Western Stadium Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	L 0–13
November 7	at Union (TN)	Jackson, TN	L 0–20
November 16	Murray State	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 0–18
November 28	Tennessee Tech	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 6–0
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Football Standings". The Tampa Tribune . Tampa, Florida. December 2, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
2. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
3. "Raiders roll in 46–7 rout". The Nashville Tennessean. September 28, 1940. Retrieved December 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.