1940 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1940 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1940 college football season.

1940 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1940 record3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrant Field
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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Howard (AL)*W 27–015,000[1]
October 12at Notre Dame*L 20–2632,492
October 19Vanderbilt
W 19–0
October 26Auburn
L 7–16
November 2at No. 18 Duke*L 7–4134,000
November 9at Kentucky
L 7–2614,000[2]
November 16No. 14 Alabama
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 13–1425,000[3]
November 23Florida
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 7–16
November 30at GeorgiaL 19–21
December 28California*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 13–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Jackets wallop Howard, 27–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 6, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Big Dutch Ishmael impersonates battering ram as Cats smash Tech 26 to 7". The Lexington Herald. November 10, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Gregory, Kenneth (November 17, 1940). "Georgia Tech outplays Tide to lose 14–13". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. Associated Press. p. 6. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  4. "1940 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".


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