1940 Georgia Tech
3–7 (1–5 Southeastern Conference), coached by William Alexander. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Samford 27–0Oct 5
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vs Samford | W 27–0 | 96% |
| Oct 12 | at Notre Dame | L 20–26 | 39% |
| Oct 19 | vs Vanderbilt | W 19–0 | 72% |
| Oct 26 | vs Auburn | L 7–16 | 63% |
| Nov 2 | at 18Duke | L 7–41 | 26% |
| Nov 9 | at Kentucky | L 7–26 | 46% |
| Nov 16 | vs 14Alabama | L 13–14 | 44% |
| Nov 23 | vs Florida | L 7–16 | 63% |
| Nov 30 | at Georgia | L 19–21 | 46% |
| Dec 28 | vs California | W 13–0 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat California 13–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 1–5 11th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 139–160
- Coach
- William Alexander
- Elo
- 1494 −92 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.9 No. 61 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Neil M. “Hawk” Cavette
All-SEC
1 second teamSecond team
Bob IsonEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1940 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1940 Southeastern Conference standings
| 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.