1940 Florida
5–5 (2–3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Tom Lieb. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Miami 46–6Nov 16
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Mississippi State | L 7–27 | 44% |
| Oct 5 | atTampa | W 23–0 | 76% |
| Oct 11 | at Villanova | L 0–28 | 21% |
| Oct 19 | vs Maryland | W 19–0 | 71% |
| Oct 26 | at 5Tennessee | L 0–14 | 13% |
| Nov 9 | vs Georgia | W 18–13 | 42% |
| Nov 16 | at Miami | W 46–6 | 71% |
| Nov 23 | at Georgia Tech | W 16–7 | 37% |
| Nov 30 | vs Auburn | L 7–20 | 44% |
| Dec 7 | vs Texas | L 0–26 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas 26–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 8th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 136–141
- Coach
- Tom Lieb
- Elo
- 1457 +9 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.4 No. 68 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bud Walton
Drafted in 1941
The 1941 draft| Rd 7 | Julius Battista OG | Philadelphia Eagles |
1940 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 5–0 | 10–1 | 4 |
| Mississippi State | 4–0–1 | 10–0–1 | 9 |
 Ole Miss | 3–1 | 9–2 | |
 Alabama | 4–2 | 7–2 | |
| Auburn | 3–2–1 | 6–4–1 | |
 LSU | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
| Georgia | 2–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 Florida | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
 Kentucky | 1–2–2 | 5–3–2 | |
 Tulane | 1–3 | 5–5 | |
| Georgia Tech | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
 Vanderbilt | 0–5–1 | 3–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.