1940 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Tennessee $ 5 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 9 Mississippi State 4 –0 –110 –0 –1
Ole Miss 3 –1 –09 –2 –0
Alabama 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Auburn 3 –2 –16 –4 –1
LSU 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Georgia 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Florida 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Kentucky 1 –2 –25 –3 –2
Tulane 1 –3 –05 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –13 –6 –1
Georgia Tech 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Sewanee 0 –1 –03 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1940 college football season. In their second year under head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 2–3–1, and finished 7th in the SEC.[1]

Georgia was ranked at No. 53 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Oglethorpe*
W 53–025,000[3]
October 5at South Carolina*
W 33–215,000[4]
October 12Ole Miss
L 14–2825,000[5]
October 19at Columbia*
L 13–1425,000[6]
October 25Kentucky
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
T 7–7[7]
November 2vs. Auburn
W 14–1320,000[8]
November 9vs. Florida
L 13–1819,000[9]
November 16at Tulane
L 13–2130,000[10]
November 30Georgia Techdagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 21–1930,000[11]
December 6at Miami (FL)*
W 28–711,860[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "1940 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Georgia's Bulldogs roll over Oglethorpe, 53–0". The Knoxville Journal. September 28, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Georgia wallops S. Carolina, 33–2". Tulsa World. October 6, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Ole Miss defeats Georgia, 28–14". The Chattanooga Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Jack Mahon (October 20, 1940). "Lions Win". New York Daily News. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Georgia ties U.K. 7–7 on 'last-chance' tally". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Georgia gridders upset heavily-favored Auburn, 14–13". The Dothan Eagle. November 3, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Gators sprout wings to win 18–13 game". The Miami Herald. November 10, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tulane turns on power to defeat Georgia 21 to 13". The Huntsville Times. November 17, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bulldogs nip Tech, 21 to 19, in bitter duel". The Birmingham News. December 1, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Sinkwich stars in Georgia rally to defeat Miami, 28–7". The Palm Beach Post-Times. December 7, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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