1940 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1940 Auburn Tigers football Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 6–4–1 3–2–1 Jack Meagher 7th Auburn StadiumLegion FieldCramton Bowl The 1940 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1940 college football season. The Tigers' were led by head coach Jack Meagher in his seventh season and finished the season with a record of six wins, four losses and one tie (6–4–1 overall, 3–2–1 in the SEC).1940 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 30, 2023 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/auburn/1940-schedule.html Auburn was ranked at No. 31 (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 September 27 w y Howard (AL) Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL 27–13 10,000 Auburn repulses scrappy Howard team, 27–13 The Montgomery Advertiser September 28, 1940 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84053878/auburn-repulses-scrappy-howard-team-27/ August 24, 2021 Newspapers.com October 5 w y Tulane Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA rivalry 20–14 32,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99497124/tigers-plunge-in-green-wave-for-2014-sp/ The Montgomery Advertiser Tigers plunge in Green Wave for 20–14 splash October 6, 1940 April 10, 2022 Newspapers.com October 12 t Mississippi State Legion Field Birmingham, AL 7–7 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-tigers-and-maroons-f/132701971/ Tigers and Maroons fight to 7–7 draw The Birmingham News October 13, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 19 l y y SMU Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 13–20 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-preston-johnson-sparks-mus/132707720/ Preston Johnson sparks Mustangs to 20–13 victory over Plainsmen The El Paso Times October 20, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 26 w y Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 16–7 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times-auburn-tops-tech/132707807/ Auburn tops Tech, 16 to 7 The Chattanooga Times October 27, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 2 l y Georgia Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA rivalry 13–14 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dothan-eagle-georgia-gridders-upset/132707910/ Georgia gridders upset heavily-favored Auburn, 14–13 The Dothan Eagle November 3, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 9 w y y Clemson Auburn Stadium Auburn, AL rivalry 21–7 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-news-listless-clemson-fall/132708009/ Listless Clemson falls before Auburn, 21 to 7 The Charlotte News November 10, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 16 l LSU Legion Field Birmingham, AL rivalry 13–21 11,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-huntsville-times-too-much-bird-bring/132708117/ Too much bird brings Auburn defeat by LSU The Huntsville Times November 17, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 23 l y y Boston College 4 Fenway Park Boston, MA 7–33 30,000 Boston College Smashes Way To Win Over Auburn The Montgomery Advertiser November 24, 1940 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120942514/boston-college-smashes-way-to-win-over/ Newspapers.com November 30 w y Florida Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA rivalry 20–7 7,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-selma-times-journal-auburn-upsets-do/132708228/ Auburn upsets Dope Bucket with 20–7 easy win over Florida Gators The Selma Times-Journal December 1, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com December 7 w y Villanova Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL 13–10 6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-auburn-thwarts/132708409/ Auburn thwarts Villanova with late spurt, 13–10 The Montgomery Advertiser December 8, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com DeLassus David Coaching Records Game-by-game: John F. "Jack" Meagher, 1940 College Football Data Warehouse http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1587&year=1940 December 15, 2015 December 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222073955/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1587&year=1940 dead http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aub-m-footbl-sched-1940.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120901133612/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aub-m-footbl-sched-1940.html dead September 1, 2012 1940 Auburn University Football Schedule Auburn University Athletics December 15, 2015 References Auburn Category:Auburn Tigers football seasons Auburn Tigers football