1940 Millsaps Majors football team

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1940 Millsaps Majors football
Conference Dixie Conference
Record4–4–1 (0–3–0 Dixie)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →
1940 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Chattanooga + 3 –0 –17 –1 –1
Mississippi College + 3 –0 –15 –1 –1
Howard (AL) 4 –1 –04 –5 –0
Spring Hill 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
Southwestern (TN) 0 –1 –03 –5 –1
Millsaps 0 –3 –04 –4 –1
Mercer 0 –3 –01 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1940 Millsaps Majors football team was an American football team that represented Millsaps College as a member of the Dixie Conference in the 1940 college football season. Led by Henry Louis Stone in his second season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 4–4–1, with a mark of 0–3–0 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the Dixie.

Millsaps was ranked at No. 221 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Louisiana College *
W 14–01,500 [2]
September 27at Delta State *
W 12–0 [3]
October 4 Hendrix *
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 33–7 [4]
October 11at Southwestern Louisiana *
T 0–06,000 [5]
October 19 Mississippi Southern *
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 14–7 [6]
November 2at Mississippi College
L 0–274,000 [7] [8] [9]
November 8at Spring Hill
L 0–16 [10] [11]
November 16at No. 15 Mississippi State *
L 13–4610,500 [12]
November 27 Howard (AL)
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
L 14–281,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22. Retrieved March 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Majors smack Wildcats 14–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 21, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ward-to-Gillum clicks for 12–0 Millsaps win over Delta State squad". The Clarion-Ledger. September 28, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Millsaps takes Hendrix eleven". The Birmingham Age-Herald. October 5, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bulldogs and Millsaps Majors battle to a scoreless tie". The Daily Advertiser. October 12, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Millsaps drives hard in final period to win 14 to 7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Confident Majors challenge great Tribe team tonight". The Clarion-Ledger. November 2, 1940. p. 5. Retrieved March 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ James Spotswood (November 3, 1940). "Choctaws dazzle Majors And 4,000 fans; Win 27–0". Daily Clarion-Ledger. p. 1. Retrieved March 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ James Spotswood (November 3, 1940). "Choctaws dazzle Majors and 4,000 fans; Win 27–0 (part 2)". Daily Clarion-Ledger. p. 17. Retrieved March 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Majors bow before Hill squad, 16–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Badgers outclass Millsaps, 16 to 0". The Birmingham Post. November 9, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Mississippi State overpowers game Millsaps club, 46–13". The Birmingham News. November 17, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Aroused Militants score twice in second half but lose to Howard 28 to 14". The Clarion-Ledger. November 28, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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