1940 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1940 Ole Miss Rebels football Southeastern Conference SEC 9–2 3–1 Harry Mehre 3rd George Kinard Hemingway Stadium The 1940 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1940 college football season.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/1940-schedule.html 1940 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC May 24, 2017 The Rebels were led by third-year head coach Harry Mehre and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. They finished with a record of 9–2 (3–1 SEC), to finish third in the Southeastern Conference. Ole Miss was ranked at No. 23 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1940 AP Central September 21 2:30 p.m. w y Union (TN) Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 37–0 Trainload of Fans to Follow Bulldogs to Oxford for Opener https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jackson-sun/177462584/ The Jackson Sun Jackson, Tennessee September 22, 1940 8 July 25, 2025 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jackson-sun-tj-thompson-out-for-se/132706591/ T.J. Thompson out for season as Union loses 37–0 to Rebels The Jackson Sun September 22, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com September 28 w y LSU Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry 19–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-rebels-beat-ls/132706736/ Rebels beat L.S.U. in last-period rally The Atlanta Constitution September 29, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 5 w y y Southwestern (TN) Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 27–6 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-rebels-down-lynx/132706827/ Rebels down Lynx, 27–6 The Commercial Appeal October 6, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 12 w y Georgia Sanford Stadium Athens, GA 28–14 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times-ole-miss-defeats/132706924/ Ole Miss defeats Georgia, 28–14 The Chattanooga Times October 13, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 19 w y 13 Duquesne Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 14–6 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-mississippi-def/132707029/ Mississippi defeats Duquesne Dukes, 14–6 Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph October 20, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 26 l y y 14 Arkansas Crump Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry 20–21 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-arkansas-trips-reb/132707127/ Arkansas trips Rebels in 21–20 surprise win The Commercial Appeal October 27, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 2 w y Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 13–7 13,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-ole-miss-rallies-to/132707198/ Ole Miss rallies to drop Vandy The Atlanta Journal November 3, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 9 w y y Holy Cross Fitton Field Worcester, MA 34–7 4,000 Colgate Defeats Holy Cross, 6-0 New York Daily News November 3, 1940 37C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120261320/colgate-defeats-holy-cross-6-0/ Newspapers.com November 16 w y 17 West Tennessee State Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry 38–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85856454/teachers-of-memphis-downed-38-to-7-by-ol/ The Clarion-Ledger Teachers of Memphis downed 38 to 7 by Ole Miss Rebels November 17, 1940 September 22, 2021 Newspapers.com November 23 l y 11 Mississippi State 16 Egg Bowl Scott Field Starkville, MS 0–19 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-mississippi-state-swamps/132702610/ Mississippi State swamps Rebels The Miami News November 24, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 29 Friday w y y Miami (FL) Burdine Stadium Miami, FL 21–7 7,518 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-hovious-revives-ole-miss-atta/132707278/ Hovious revives Ole Miss attack to defeat Miami The Daily Herald November 30, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com Rankings 1940 college football rankings AP 1 8 13 14 (1) NR NR 17т 11 NR NR References Ole Miss Category:Ole Miss Rebels football seasons Ole Miss Rebels football