1940 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

1940 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	3–5–1 (0–4 LSC)
Head coach	Joe Bailey Cheaney (6th season)
Home stadium	Evans Field
Seasons ←  1939 1941  →

1940 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Texas State $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Sam Houston State	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
East Texas State	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Southwest Texas State	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1940 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now known as Texas State University) during the 1940 college football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their sixth year under head coach Joe Bailey Cheaney, the team compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play.

Southwest Texas was ranked at No. 187 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 20	Howard Payne *	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	W 7–6	[2]
September 28	Schreiner *	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	T 0–0	[3]
October 5	Randolph Field *	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	W 55–6	[4]
October 11	Southwestern (TX) *	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	W 6–0	[5]
October 19	at Texas A&I *	Kingsville, TX	L 13–19	[6]
October 26	at Stephen F. Austin	Birdwell Field Nacogdoches, TX	L 0–33	[7]
November 1	at North Texas State	Eagle Field Denton, TX	L 0–22	[8]
November 8	East Texas State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	L 0–13	[9]
November 16	Sam Houston State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX (rivalry)	L 12–19	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Bobcats surprise Howard Payne". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 21, 1940. Retrieved February 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Bobcats tie, 0–0, with Schreiner". Austin American-Statesman. September 29, 1040. Retrieved February 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bobcats rout Flyers, 55 to 6". The Austin American. October 6, 1940. Retrieved February 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "San Marcos Bobcats take 6–0 win from dogged Southwestern University club". The Austin American. October 12, 1940. Retrieved February 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "A&I Javelinas knock Bobcats from unbeaten list, 19–12". The Corpus Christi Caller. October 20, 1940. Retrieved February 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "S.F. Austin wins". The Kilgore News Herald. October 27, 1940. Retrieved February 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "St. Ed's ex stars in Denton victory". Austin American-Statesman. November 2, 1940. Retrieved February 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "East Texas Lions beat Bobcats, 13–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 10, 1940. Retrieved February 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Outplayed, Sam Houston Bearcats stage 4th-period scoring spree to defeat San Marcos Teachers, 19–12, at homecoming". Austin American-Statesman. November 17, 1940. Retrieved February 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.