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1940 College Football Season

1940 STANDINGS

9 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

BIG 6

Nebraska finished atop the 1940 Big 6 standings at 5–0 in conference play (8–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Nebraska5–08–2STAN 21–13 NEB
Oklahoma4–16–2–
Missouri3–24–3–
Iowa State2–34–3–
Kansas State1–42–7–
Kansas0–52–6–

BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

New Mexico finished atop the 1940 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings at 4–2 in conference play (5–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
New Mexico4–25–4
Arizona State3–0–17–1–1
Arizona3–14–2
UTEP3–1–14–4–1
New Mexico State1–43–5
Texas Tech0–14–1–1

LONE STAR

North Texas finished atop the 1940 Lone Star standings at 0–2.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
North Texas0–00–2

MOUNTAIN STATE ATHLETIC

Utah finished atop the 1940 Mountain State Athletic standings at 5–1 in conference play (6–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Utah5–16–1–
Colorado4–1–15–3–
Utah State2–42–4–1–
BYU2–3–12–3–2–
Colorado State1–3–23–3–2–
Wyoming0–5–11–5–1–

PACIFIC COAST

Stanford finished atop the 1940 Pacific Coast standings at 7–0 in conference play (8–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Stanford7–08–0STAN 21–13 NEB
Washington7–17–2–
Oregon State4–3–14–3–1–
Washington State3–4–23–4–2–
California3–43–6–
Oregon3–4–13–4–1–
USC2–3–23–4–2–
UCLA1–61–8–

SEC

Tennessee finished atop the 1940 SEC standings at 5–0 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Tennessee5–010–1BC 19–13 TENN
Mississippi State4–0–110–0–1MSST 14–7 GTWN
Alabama4–26–2–
Ole Miss3–18–2–
Auburn3–2–16–4–1–
LSU3–36–4–
Florida2–34–5–
Georgia2–3–14–4–1–
Tulane1–35–5–
Kentucky1–2–23–3–2–
Georgia Tech1–53–7–
Vanderbilt0–5–13–6–1–

SOUTHERN

Duke finished atop the 1940 Southern standings at 4–1 in conference play (7–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Duke4–17–2–
Clemson4–06–2–1–
Wake Forest4–25–3–
North Carolina3–26–4–
NC State3–53–6–
Virginia Tech2–35–5–
South Carolina1–33–6–
Maryland0–1–11–6–1–

SOUTHWEST

Texas A&M finished atop the 1940 Southwest standings at 5–1 in conference play (9–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas A&M5–19–1TA&M 13–12 FOR
SMU5–18–1–1–
Texas4–28–2–
Rice4–26–3–
TCU2–42–6–
Arkansas1–54–6–
Baylor0–63–6–

WESTERN

Minnesota finished atop the 1940 Western standings at 6–0 in conference play (8–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Minnesota6–08–0–
Northwestern4–26–2–
Michigan3–17–1–
Ohio State3–34–4–
Wisconsin3–33–4–
Iowa2–34–4–
Indiana2–33–5–
Purdue1–42–6–
Illinois0–50–7–

INDEPENDENTS

Boston College finished atop the 1940 independents at 9–0.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Boston College9–0BC 19–13 TENN
Notre Dame6–2–
Navy6–2–1–
Penn State5–1–1–
Temple4–4–1–
Virginia4–5–
West Virginia3–3–1–
Pittsburgh3–4–1–
Oklahoma State3–3–1–
Michigan State3–3–
Tulsa3–3–
Miami2–5–
Cincinnati1–1–1–
Louisiana Tech1–1–
Fresno State1–0–
Marshall1–1–
Army1–7–1–
San José State1–0–
Syracuse1–4–1–
Ohio1–0–
Delaware0–1–
Nevada0–1–1–
Memphis0–1–
Akron0–1–
App State0–1–
Louisiana0–1–
Rutgers0–2–

BOWL RESULTS

4 BOWL GAMES

DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1941BowlTexas A&M 13, Fordham 12
Jan 1, 1941BowlMississippi State 14, Georgetown 7
Jan 1, 1941BowlStanford 21, Nebraska 13
Jan 1, 1941BowlBoston College 19, Tennessee 13