1940 Rollins Tars football team

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1940 Rollins Tars football
SIAA champion
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (6–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Orlando Stadium
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Rollins $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0
Newberry 4 –0 –07 –2 –1
Mississippi College 2 –0 –05 –1 –1
Eastern Kentucky 1 –0 –08 –0 –0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
Louisiana Normal 4 –1 –16 –3 –1
SW Louisiana 4 –1 –06 –3 –1
Union (TN) 3 –1 –06 –3 –0
Georgetown (KY) 2 –1 –05 –3 –2
Murray State 4 –2 –14 –3 –2
Centre 2 –1 –03 –6 –0
Miami (FL) 2 –1 –03 –7 –0
Presbyterian 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
Mississippi Southern 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
West Tennessee State Teachers 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Morehead State 1 –1 –23 –3 –2
Wofford 2 –2 –13 –4 –2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 –4 –04 –4 –0
Tampa 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Oglethorpe 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
Tennessee Tech 1 –2 –02 –6 –0
Transylvania 1 –2 –15 –3 –1
Stetson 2 –5 –12 –5 –1
Troy State 1 –3 –03 –6 –0
Louisiana College 1 –4 –22 –5 –2
Union (KY) 0 –1 –15 –1 –1
Centenary 0 –2 –03 –7 –0
Louisville 0 –2 –03 –5 –1
Jacksonville State 0 –2 –03 –5 –0
Erskine 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
Delta State 0 –5 –10 –8 –2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Rollins Tars football team represented Rollins College during the 1940 college football season, and won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) title. [1] [2] The Tars were disappointed the Florida Gators did not meet a challenge for a state championship. [3]

Contents

Rollins was ranked at No. 96 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Western Carolina *
W 53–01,500 [5]
September 21at Davidson *
L 7–19 [6]
September 278:00 p.m.at Presbyterian
W 20–71,500 [7] [8]
October 118:00 p.m.at Stetson
W 25–123,500 [9] [10]
October 18 Tampa
W 39–03,000 [11]
November 2 Appalachian State *
  • Orlando Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
W 30–32,500 [12]
November 9at Miami (FL)
W 7–015,914 [13]
November 22at Tampa
W 20–64,000 [14]
November 298:15 p.m.Stetson
  • Orlando Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
W 34–05,000 [15] [16] [17]

Players

[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Tars Win S I A A Crown; May Get Florida Honors". Rollins Sandspur. Vol. 46, no. 10. December 4, 1940.
  2. ↑ "Rollins 1940".
  3. ↑ "The Gators Just Won't Play!". Sandspur. Vol. 46, no. 6. November 6, 1940.
  4. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tars completely outsmart Catamounts to win, 53–0". The Asheville Citizen. September 13, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Davidson stages second half comeback to beat Tars, 19–7". The Sunday Sentinel-Star. September 22, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Hosemen Meet Rollins On PC Field Tonight". The State . Columbia, South Carolina. September 27, 1940. p. 6B. Retrieved July 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ "Rollins downs hard-fighting PC team, 20–7". The State. September 28, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Rollins Invades DeLand For Clash With Stetson". Orlando Report-Star . Orlando, Florida. October 11, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved July 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  10. ↑ "Rollins stages rally to turn back Stetson, 25–12". Orlando Reporter-Star. October 12, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tars outclass Tampa U., 39 to 0". Tampa Morning Tribune. October 19, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Curry's brilliant running in fourth quarter shines as Rollins crushes Appalachian, 30–0". The Sunday Sentinel-Star. November 3, 1940. Retrieved December 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Rollins hangs one on Miami's chin". The Miami Herald. November 9, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Tars trim Spartans in bitter battle". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 23, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Rollins and Stetson Clash Here Tonight". Orlando Report-Star . Orlando, Florida. November 29, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved July 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  16. ↑ "Tars run wild to trounce Stetson by 34 to 0 score". Orlando Reporter-Star. November 30, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Rollins Defeats Stetson Eleven". The Tampa Daily Tribune . Tampa, Florida. Associated Press. November 30, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved July 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  18. ↑ "Rollins College Football Roster for 1940". Rollins Sandspur. Vol. 46, no. 2. October 9, 1940.
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