1940 Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1940 Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football Independent 3–5 Crook Smith 12th The 1940 Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football team represented the Georgia Teachers College—now known as Georgia Southern University—during the 1940 college football season. The team was led by Crook Smith in his 12th year as head coach. South Georgia was ranked at No. 638 (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 Eastern September 20 3:00 p.m. l y 1940 Erskine Flying Fleet Erskine Due West, SC 0–22 Erskine Opens S. C. Football Season Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news/176679739/ The Greenville News Greenville, South Carolina Associated Press September 20, 1940 23 July 14, 2025 Newspapers.com Erskine Routs South Georgia Teachers, 22-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news/176679558/ The Greenville News Greenville, South Carolina September 21, 1940 6 July 14, 2025 Newspapers.com October 5 3:00 p.m. l 1940 South Georgia Tigers South Georgia Statesboro, GA 7–19 Teachers-SGC Play Saturday https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph/176679934/ The Macon Telegraph Macon, Georgia October 5, 1940 6 July 14, 2025 Newspapers.com South Georgia Clips Teachers https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph/176680017/ The Macon Telegraph Macon, Georgia October 6, 1940 10 July 14, 2025 Newspapers.com October 12 2:00 p.m. w y 1940 Fort Benning Doughboys Fort Benning Doughboy Stadium Columbus, GA 17–13 Doughboys-South Georgia Teachers To Play Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/ledger-enquirer/176680214/ The Columbus Enquirer Columbus, Georgia October 12, 1940 2 July 14, 2025 Newspapers.com McDermott Johnny Benning Loses Uphill Battle, 17 To 13, To Georgia Teachers https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbus-ledger/176680362/ The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer Columbus, Georgia October 13, 1940 9 July 14, 2025 Newspapers.com October 19 l Troy State Statesboro, GA 0–14 Georgia Profs Lose, 14 to 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph/176680506/ The Macon Telegraph Macon, Georgia October 20, 1940 10 July 14, 2025 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113026884/troy-teachers-win-with-14-to-nothing-sco/ The Selma Times-Journal Troy Teachers win with 14 to nothing score against foe October 20, 1940 November 13, 2022 Newspapers.com October 26 8:00 p.m. l y Tampa Phillips Field Tampa, FL 14–64 2,500 Tampa U. Meets Teachers Tonight https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/176680620/ Tampa Morning Tribune Tampa, Florida October 26, 1940 13 July 14, 2025 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109370165/tampa-rolls-up-6414-score-on-teachers/ Tampa Sunday Tribune Tampa rolls up 64–14 score on Teachers October 27, 1940 September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com November 9 w 1940 Middle Georgia Wolverines Middle Georgia Statesboro, GA 14–6 Teachers Beat MGC, 14 To 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph/176681125/ The Macon Telegraph Macon, Georgia Associated Press November 9, 1940 6 July 14, 2025 Newspapers.com November 16 3:00 p.m. l y 1940 Pensacola Naval Air Station Goslings Pensacola NAS Station field Pensacola, FL 6–38 Navy Faces Test In South Georgia Teachers Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal/176680839/ The Pensacola Journal Pensacola, Florida November 16, 1940 6 July 14, 2025 Newspapers.com Pericola Frank Navy Crushes Georgia Teachers https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal/176680951/ The Pensacola News-Journal Pensacola, Florida November 17, 1940 10, section 1 July 14, 2025 Newspapers.com November 21 3:00 p.m. w y 1940 Armstrong Geechies Armstrong Statesboro, GA 43–0 Profs Engage Geechie Team https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph/176681395/ The Macon Telegraph Macon, Georgia Associated Press November 21, 1940 6 July 14, 2025 Newspapers.com 2024 Football Media Guide https://gseagles.com/documents/2024/7/16/2024GSFB_Guide.pdf Georgia Southern University 125 July 11, 2025 References Georgia Teachers Category:Georgia Southern Eagles football seasons Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football