1940 Florida Gators football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1940 Florida Gators football Southeastern Conference SEC 5–5 2–3 Tom Lieb 1st Bud Walton Florida Field The 1940 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1940 college football season. The season was the first of four for Tom Lieb as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Lieb was the former coach of the Loyola Lions, and had previously served as Knute Rockne's primary assistant and on-the-field replacement while Rockne was in the hospital during most of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish's 1930 national championship season. The highlights of the Gators' 1940 season included victories over the Maryland Terrapins (19–0), the Georgia Bulldogs (18–13), the Miami Hurricanes (46–6) and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (16–7). Lieb's 1940 Florida Gators finished with a 5–5 overall record and a 2–3 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing eighth among thirteen SEC teams.2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20151208143532/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf December 8, 2015 , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 111 (2015). Retrieved August 17, 2015. Florida was ranked at No. 64 (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 Eastern September 28 l Mississippi State Florida Field Gainesville, FL 7–25 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-mississippi-state-overpowers/132701767/ Mississippi State overpowers Florida and wins 25 to 7 Fort Myers News-Press September 29, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 5 w y y Tampa Phillips Field Tampa, FL 23–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109369469/gators-whip-tampa-230/ Tampa Sunday Tribune Gators whip Tampa, 23–0 October 6, 1940 September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com October 11 l y y Villanova Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA 0–28 22,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/intelligencer-journal-villanova-jolts-fl/132710182/ Villanova jolts Florida, 28 to 0 Lancaster Daily Intelligencer Journal October 12, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 19 w y y Maryland Florida Field Gainesville, FL 19–0 10,000 Florida Eleven Passes Its Way To 19-To-O Victory Over Maryland The Baltimore Sun October 20, 1940 Sports 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120305159/florida-eleven-passes-its-way-to/ Newspapers.com October 26 l y Tennessee 5 Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN rivalry 0–14 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83066549/gators-hold-mighty-vols-to-two-touchdown/ St. Petersburg Times Gators hold mighty Vols to two touchdowns October 27, 1940 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 9 w y Georgia Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL rivalry 18–13 19,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-gators-sprout-wings-to/132709705/ The Miami Herald Gators sprout wings to win 18–13 game November 10, 1940 February 19, 2022 Newspapers.com November 16 8:30 p.m. w y y Miami (FL) Burdine Stadium Miami, FL rivalry 46–6 17,365 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xUhTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=roIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4777%2C5280186 St. Petersburg Times Associated Press 20,000 to see Florida, Miami November 16, 1940 13https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-florida-survives-miami-hurric/132710296/ Florida survives Miami Hurricanes, scres 46–6 win Fort Myers News-Press November 17, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 23 w y Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA 16–7 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/monroe-morning-world-gators-complete-con/132710412/ Gators complete conquest of Georgia, defeat Tech Monroe Morning World November 24, 1940 September 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 30 l y Auburn Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA rivalry 7–20 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 l y Texas Florida Field Gainesville, FL 0–26 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123753306/texas-hands-gators-260-loss-in-finale/ The Palm Beach Post-Times Texas hands Gators 26–0 loss in finale December 8, 1940 April 29, 2023 Newspapers.com References Florida Category:Florida Gators football seasons Florida Gators football