1940 Kentucky
5–3–2 (1–2–2 Southeastern Conference), coached by A.D. Kirwan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Baldwin Wallace 59–7Sep 21
By 52 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vsBaldwin Wallace | W 59–7 | 85% |
| Sep 27 | atXavier | W 13–0 | 77% |
| Oct 5 | vsWashington and Lee | W 47–12 | 69% |
| Oct 12 | at Vanderbilt | T 7–7 | 52% |
| Oct 19 | vsGeorge Washington | W 24–0 | 60% |
| Oct 25 | at Georgia | T 7–7 | 53% |
| Nov 2 | vs Alabama | L 0–25 | 58% |
| Nov 9 | vs Georgia Tech | W 26–7 | 54% |
| Nov 17 | at West Virginia | L 7–9 | 62% |
| Nov 23 | at 6Tennessee | L 0–33 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 33–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1940.
- Record
- 5–3–2
- Conference
- 1–2–2 tied for 8th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 190–107
- Coach
- A.D. Kirwan
- Elo
- 1519 +30 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.4 No. 58 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John Eibner
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.