1940 Vanderbilt
3–6–1 (0–5–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Red Sanders. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tennessee Tech 21–0Nov 16
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vsWashington and Lee | W 19–0 | 57% |
| Oct 5 | at Princeton | L 6–7 | 32% |
| Oct 12 | vs Kentucky | T 7–7 | 48% |
| Oct 19 | at Georgia Tech | L 0–19 | 28% |
| Oct 26 | at LSU | L 0–7 | 36% |
| Nov 2 | vs Ole Miss | L 7–13 | 30% |
| Nov 9 | vsSewanee | W 20–0 | 71% |
| Nov 16 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 21–0 | 90% |
| Nov 23 | at 17Alabama | L 21–25 | 21% |
| Nov 30 | vs 6Tennessee | L 0–20 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 20–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 3–6–1
- Conference
- 0–5–1 12th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 101–98
- Coach
- Red Sanders
- Elo
- 1430 −14 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.2 No. 66 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John Ellis
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-SEC
1 first teamFirst team
Bob GudeCAP-1; INS; UP
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
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.