1940 College Football Coaches

1939 CFB Coaches 1941 CFB Coaches

Champions: Minnesota (AP)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Tom Harmon (Michigan)

AP First #1: Cornell

AP Final #1: Minnesota

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118 Coaches

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118 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Frank Leahy	Boston College	Ind	11	0	0	1.000
2	Clark Shaughnessy	Stanford	PCC	10	0	0	1.000
3	Allyn McKeen	Mississippi State	SEC	10	0	1	.955
4	Bob Neyland	Tennessee	SEC	10	1	0	.909
5	Frank Kimbrough	Hardin-Simmons	Ind	9	0	0	1.000
6	Homer Norton	Texas A&M	SWC	9	1	0	.900
7	Pete Cawthon	Texas Tech	BIAA	9	1	1	.864
8	Harry Mehre	Ole Miss	SEC	9	2	0	.818
9	Bernie Bierman	Minnesota	Western	8	0	0	1.000
10	Madison Bell	SMU	SWC	8	1	1	.850
11	Dana Bible	Texas	SWC	8	2	0	.800
12	Jack Hagerty	Georgetown	Ind	8	2	0	.800
13	Biff Jones	Nebraska	Big 6	8	2	0	.800
14	Fritz Crisler	Michigan	Western	7	1	0	.875
15	Aldo Donelli	Duquesne	Ind	7	1	0	.875
16	Ike Armstrong	Utah	MSAC	7	2	0	.778
17	Miles Casteel	Arizona	BIAA	7	2	0	.778
18	Jimmy Crowley	Fordham	Ind	7	2	0	.778
19	Gus Dorais	Detroit Mercy	Ind	7	2	0	.778
20	Elmer Layden	Notre Dame	Ind	7	2	0	.778
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	James Phelan	Washington	PCC	7	2	0	.778
22	Frank Thomas	Alabama	SEC	7	2	0	.778
23	Wallace Wade	Duke	Southern	7	2	0	.778
24	Allison Hubert	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	7	2	1	.750
25	Dixie Howell	Arizona State	BIAA	7	2	2	.727
26	Chet Benefiel	Tulsa	MVC	7	3	0	.700
27	Jess Neely	Rice	SWC	7	3	0	.700
28	D.C. Walker	Wake Forest	Southern	7	3	0	.700
29	Bob Higgins	Penn State	Ind	6	1	1	.813
30	George Munger	Pennsylvania	Ind	6	1	1	.813
31	Buck Shaw	Santa Clara	Ind	6	1	1	.813
32	Carl Snavely	Cornell	Ind	6	2	0	.750
33	Pappy Waldorf	Northwestern	Western	6	2	0	.750
34	Frank Howard	Clemson	Southern	6	2	1	.722
35	Cac Hubbard	Denver	MSAC	6	2	1	.722
36	Swede Larson	Navy	Ind	6	2	1	.722
37	Carl Voyles	William & Mary	Southern	6	2	1	.722
38	Skip Palrang	Creighton	MVC	6	2	2	.700
39	Don Faurot	Missouri	Big 6	6	3	0	.667
40	Tom Stidham	Oklahoma	Big 6	6	3	0	.667
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Glenn Thistlethwaite	Richmond	Southern	6	3	0	.667
42	Jim Lookabaugh	Oklahoma State	MVC	6	3	1	.650
43	DeOrmond McLaughry	Brown	Ind	6	3	1	.650
44	Bernie Moore	LSU	SEC	6	4	0	.600
45	Raymond Wolf	North Carolina	Southern	6	4	0	.600
46	Jack Meagher	Auburn	SEC	6	4	1	.591
47	Tad Wieman	Princeton	Ind	5	2	1	.688
48	Lou Little	Columbia	Ind	5	2	2	.667
49	Andrew Kerr	Colgate	Ind	5	3	0	.625
50	Red Strader	Saint Mary's (CA)	Ind	5	3	0	.625
51	Frank Potts	Colorado	MSAC	5	3	1	.611
52	Bill Reinhard	George Washington	Ind	5	3	1	.611
53	Lon Stiner	Oregon State	PCC	5	3	1	.611
54	A.D. Kirwan	Kentucky	SEC	5	3	2	.600
55	Red Blaik	Dartmouth	Ind	5	4	0	.556
56	Ted Shipkey	New Mexico	BIAA	5	4	0	.556
57	Wallace Butts	Georgia	SEC	5	4	1	.550
58	Puggy Hunton	Gonzaga	Ind	5	4	1	.550
59	Red Dawson	Tulane	SEC	5	5	0	.500
60	Tom Lieb	Florida	SEC	5	5	0	.500
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Gene McEver	Davidson	Southern	5	5	0	.500
62	Henry Redd	Virginia Tech	Southern	5	5	0	.500
63	Edward Anderson	Iowa	Western	4	4	0	.500
64	Doug Fessenden	Montana	PCC	4	4	1	.500
65	O.E. Hollingbery	Washington State	PCC	4	4	2	.500
66	Bill Kern	West Virginia	Ind	4	4	1	.500
67	Ray Morrison	Temple	Ind	4	4	1	.500
68	Tex Oliver	Oregon	PCC	4	4	1	.500
69	Mack Saxon	UTEP	BIAA	4	4	1	.500
70	Francis Schmidt	Ohio State	Western	4	4	0	.500
71	Harry Stuhldreher	Wisconsin	Western	4	4	0	.500
72	Joseph Sheeketski	Holy Cross	Ind	4	5	1	.450
73	Vee Green	Drake	MVC	4	5	0	.444
74	Frank Murray	Virginia	Ind	4	5	0	.444
75	Bo Rowland	The Citadel	Southern	4	5	0	.444
76	Maurice Smith	Villanova	Ind	4	5	0	.444
77	Jim Yeager	Iowa State	Big 6	4	5	0	.444
78	Stub Allison	California	PCC	4	6	0	.400
79	Elmer Holm	Washburn	MVC	4	6	0	.400
80	Morley Jennings	Baylor	SWC	4	6	0	.400
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Fred Thomsen	Arkansas	SWC	4	6	0	.400
82	Dick Harlow	Harvard	Ind	3	2	3	.563
83	Harry Hughes	Colorado State	MSAC	3	4	2	.444
84	Howard Jones	USC	PCC	3	4	2	.444
85	Charlie Bachman	Michigan State	Ind	3	4	1	.438
86	Charles Bowser	Pitt	Ind	3	4	1	.438
87	Ossie Solem	Syracuse	Ind	3	4	1	.438
88	Edward Baker	Carnegie Mellon	Ind	3	5	0	.375
89	Jenks Gillem	Sewanee	Ind	3	5	0	.375
90	Bo McMillin	Indiana	Western	3	5	0	.375
91	Red Sanders	Vanderbilt	SEC	3	6	1	.350
92	Rex Enright	South Carolina	Southern	3	6	0	.333
93	Julius Johnston	New Mexico State	BIAA	3	6	0	.333
94	Herb Kopf	Manhattan	Ind	3	6	0	.333
95	Frank Loebs	Washington (MO)	MVC	3	6	0	.333
96	Doc Newton	North Carolina State	Southern	3	6	0	.333
97	William Alexander	Georgia Tech	SEC	3	7	0	.300
98	Marty Brill	Loyola Marymount	Ind	3	7	0	.300
99	Jake Hanna	Centenary (LA)	Ind	3	7	0	.300
100	Jack Harding	Miami (FL)	Ind	3	7	0	.300
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Dutch Meyer	TCU	SWC	3	7	0	.300
102	Edwin Kimball	Brigham Young	MSAC	2	4	2	.375
103	E. Lowell Romney	Utah State	MSAC	2	5	1	.313
104	Paddy Driscoll	Marquette	Ind	2	6	1	.278
105	Jack Faber	Maryland	Southern	2	6	1	.278
106	Mal Elward	Purdue	Western	2	6	0	.250
107	Maurice Moulder	Northern Arizona	BIAA	2	6	0	.250
108	Tex Tilson	Washington & Lee	Southern	2	7	1	.250
109	Hobbs Adams	Kansas State	Big 6	2	7	0	.222
110	Gwinn Henry	Kansas	Big 6	2	7	0	.222
111	Mal Stevens	New York University	Ind	2	7	0	.222
112	George Malley	San Francisco	Ind	1	6	1	.188
113	Ted Bank	Idaho	PCC	1	7	1	.167
114	Okie Blanchard	Wyoming	MSAC	1	7	1	.167
115	William Wood	Army	Ind	1	7	1	.167
116	Ducky Pond	Yale	Ind	1	7	0	.125
117	Robert Zuppke	Illinois	Western	1	7	0	.125
118	Babe Horrell	UCLA	PCC	1	9	0	.100

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