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1940 Sewanee

3–⁠5.

Schedule and results

Sewanee in 1940, game by game: won vs. Cumberland (TN) 49–0; won vs. Tennessee Tech 25–6; lost at Davidson 20–27; lost at Chattanooga 6–20; lost at Dartmouth 0–26; lost at Vanderbilt 0–20; won vs. Washington and Lee 25–13; lost at The Citadel 7–13+49−26Won 49–0 vs. Cumberland (TN)+49Cumberland (TN)Won 25–6 vs. Tennessee Tech+19Tennessee TechLost 20–27 at Davidson-7DavidsonLost 6–20 at Chattanooga-14ChattanoogaLost 0–26 at Dartmouth-26DartmouthLost 0–20 at Vanderbilt-20VanderbiltWon 25–13 vs. Washington and Lee+12Washington and …Lost 7–13 at The Citadel-6The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsCumberland (TN)W 49–⁠079%
Oct 12vsTennessee TechW 25–⁠688%
Oct 19atDavidsonL 20–⁠2755%
Oct 25atChattanoogaL 6–⁠2075%
Nov 2atDartmouthL 0–⁠2626%
Nov 9atVanderbiltL 0–⁠2029%
Nov 16vsWashington and LeeW 25–⁠1346%
Nov 23atThe CitadelL 7–⁠1347%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to The Citadel 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠1 13th in the Southeastern Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
132–⁠125
Coach
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Elo
1319 −69 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−18.9 No. 113 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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