1940 Tampa Spartans football team

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1940 Tampa Spartans football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–6 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Phillips Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
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 Tampa Spartans football team was an American football team that represented the University of Tampa as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1940 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Nash Higgins, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 3–6, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished 20th in the SIAA.

Tampa was ranked at No. 223 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Appalachian State *
L 6–13 [2]
September 27 Stetson
W 6–07,000 [3]
October 5 Florida *
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 0–238,000 [4]
October 11at Miami (FL)
L 0–2714,000 [5]
October 18at Rollins
L 0–393,000 [6]
October 26 Georgia Teachers *
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 64–142,500 [7]
November 2at Stetson
L 13–192,500 [8]
November 8 Oglethorpe
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 52–0 [9]
November 22Rollins
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 6–204,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Spartans lose 13–6 battle to Appalachian". The Tampa Tribune. September 15, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tampa tops Stetson, 6–0". Orlando Reporter-Star. September 28, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Gators whip Tampa, 23–0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 6, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Miami defeats Tampa". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. October 12, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Google News Archive.
  6. ↑ "Tars outclass Tampa U., 39 to 0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 19, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tampa rolls up 64–14 score on Teachers". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 27, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Stetson Hatters stop Tampa, 19–13". News-Press. November 3, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Spartans run wild over Petrels". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 9, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tars trim Spartans in bitter battle". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 23, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.


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