1940 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record9–2 (3–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Kinard
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

The 1940 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1940 college football season.[1] 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.

Ole Miss was ranked at No. 23 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Union (TN)*
W 37–0[3]
September 28at LSU
W 19–6[4]
October 5at Southwestern (TN)*
W 27–610,000[5]
October 12at Georgia
W 28–1425,000[6]
October 19Duquesne*No. 13
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 14–615,000[7]
October 26vs. Arkansas*No. 14
L 20–2115,000[8]
November 2at Vanderbilt
W 13–713,000[9]
November 9at Holy Cross*
W 34–74,000[10]
November 16West Tennessee State*No. 17
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 38–7[11]
November 23at No. 16 Mississippi StateNo. 11
L 0–1925,000[12]
November 29at Miami (FL)*
W 21–77,518[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1940 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "T.J. Thompson out for season as Union loses 37–0 to Rebels". The Jackson Sun. September 22, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rebels beat L.S.U. in last-period rally". The Atlanta Constitution. September 29, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rebels down Lynx, 27–6". The Commercial Appeal. October 6, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ole Miss defeats Georgia, 28–14". The Chattanooga Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mississippi defeats Duquesne Dukes, 14–6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 20, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arkansas trips Rebels in 21–20 surprise win". The Commercial Appeal. October 27, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ole Miss rallies to drop Vandy". The Atlanta Journal. November 3, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Colgate Defeats Holy Cross, 6-0". New York Daily News. November 3, 1940. p. 37C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Teachers of Memphis downed 38 to 7 by Ole Miss Rebels". The Clarion-Ledger. November 17, 1940. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Mississippi State swamps Rebels". The Miami News. November 24, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Hovious revives Ole Miss attack to defeat Miami". The Daily Herald. November 30, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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