1940 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1940 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1940 college football season.[2] 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.

1940 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1940 record9–2 (3–1 SEC)
Head coachHarry Mehre (3rd season)
CaptainGeorge Kinard[1]
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 24,000)
1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Tennessee $ 5 0 0  10 1 0
No. 9 Mississippi State 4 0 1  10 0 1
Ole Miss 3 1 0  9 2 0
Alabama 4 2 0  7 2 0
Auburn 3 2 1  6 4 1
LSU 3 3 0  6 4 0
Georgia 2 3 1  5 4 1
Florida 2 3 0  5 5 0
Kentucky 1 2 2  5 3 2
Tulane 1 3 0  5 5 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 1  3 6 1
Georgia Tech 1 5 0  3 7 0
Sewanee 0 1 0  3 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 21Union (TN)*
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 37–0
September 28at LSU
W 19–6
October 5at Southwestern*Memphis, TNW 27–6
October 12at Georgia
W 28–14
October 19Duquesne*No. 13
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 14–6
October 26vs. Arkansas*No. 14Memphis, TN (rivalry)L 20–2112,000[3]
November 2at Vanderbilt
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 13–7
November 9at Holy Cross*
W 34–7
November 16West Tennessee State*No. 17
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 38–7
November 23at No. 16 Mississippi StateNo. 11
L 0–19
November 29at Miami (FL)*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 21–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. 2016 Ole Miss media guide. pg. 79.
  2. "1940 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  3. Associated Press (October 27, 1940). "Arkansas Wins Over Ole Miss". The Washington Post. p. 23.


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