Standings
Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
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School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
Tennessee | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 19.3 | 1.3 | 15.24 | -0.03 | 1 | 2 | ||
Tulane | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 19.4 | 6.0 | 20.07 | 9.57 | 4 | 5 | ||
Georgia Tech | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 5.6 | 13.97 | 5.97 | 13 | 16 | ||
Mississippi State | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 21.6 | 3.2 | 12.68 | -0.73 | ||||
Ole Miss | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 25.6 | 7.1 | 10.62 | -1.16 | 14 | |||
Kentucky | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 17.9 | 7.1 | 8.11 | 1.22 | 15 | |||
Auburn | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.92 | 6.73 | ||||
Alabama | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 10.25 | 6.03 | 8 | |||
Georgia | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 2.32 | 1.59 | ||||
LSU | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 5.84 | 6.73 | 18 | |||
Vanderbilt | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 9.6 | 16.5 | -0.71 | 4.19 | ||||
Florida | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .125 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 1.29 | 0.57 | ||||
Sewanee | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 5.4 | 18.8 | -8.48 | -0.86 |
3 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
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1940-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Georgia Tech (13) | 21 | Missouri (7) | 7 | Miami, FL |
1940-01-01 | Rose Bowl | Southern California (3) | 14 | Tennessee (2) | 0 | Pasadena, CA |
1940-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Texas A&M (1) | 14 | Tulane (5) | 13 | New Orleans, LA |
Award Winners
Award | Name | School |
---|---|---|
SEC Player of the Year | Bob Foxx | Tennessee |
SEC Player of the Year | Ken Kavanaugh | LSU |
SEC Coach of the Year | William Alexander | Georgia Tech |
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