1940 West Tennessee State Teachers Tigers football team

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1940 West Tennessee State Teachers Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–5 (4–3 SIAA)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jerry Burns
  • Hank Farino
Home stadium Crump Stadium, Fairgrounds 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 West Tennessee State Teachers Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis), as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1940 college football season. In their second season under head coach Cecil C. Humphreys, West Tennessee State Teachers compiled a 5–5 record.

West Tennessee was ranked at No. 285 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Austin Peay *
W 40–0 [2]
September 28 Southwestern (TN) *
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–347,000 [3]
October 4at Tennessee Tech
L 13–16 [4]
October 12 Middle Tennessee State Teachers
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 14–72,000 [5]
October 19 Louisiana College
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 26–13 [6]
October 26at Delta State
W 7–0 [7]
November 1at Troy State
W 31–7 [8]
November 9at Murray State Murray, KY L 6–354,500 [9]
November 16at No. 17 Ole Miss *
L 7–38 [10]
November 268:00 p.m. Union (TN)
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 6–22 [11] [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Teachers slaughter Austin Peay, 40–0". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 23, 1940. Retrieved September 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Lynx swamp Teachers in opening game". The Jackson Sun. September 29, 1940. Retrieved September 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Golden Eagles nip Memphis team, 16–13". The Tennessean. October 5, 1940. Retrieved September 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Defeat Raiders 14–7 at Memphis". The Daily News-Journal. October 13, 1940. Retrieved September 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cats take 13-point lead but lose, 26 to 13". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 21, 1940. Retrieved September 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Memphis Tutors score late and beat Delta 7 to 0". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 27, 1940. Retrieved September 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Troy team falls before power of Memphis Tutors in game". Alabama Journal. November 2, 1940. Retrieved September 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Murray pleases homecoming crowd of 4,500 with 35–6 romp over West Tennessee". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 10, 1940. Retrieved September 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Teachers of Memphis downed 38 to 7 by Ole Miss Rebels". The Clarion-Ledger. November 17, 1940. Retrieved September 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Teachers Close Season Against Union University At Fairgrounds Tonight". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. November 26, 1940. p. 22. Retrieved July 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  12. ↑ "Bulldogs end impressive season in burst of speed at Memphis". The Jackson Sun. November 27, 1940. Retrieved September 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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