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1940 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1940Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–3–2 (1–2–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Eibner
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4Tennessee $5001010
No. 9Mississippi State4011001
Ole Miss310920
Alabama420720
Auburn321641
LSU330640
Georgia231541
Florida230550
Kentucky122532
Tulane130550
Vanderbilt151361
Georgia Tech150370
Sewanee010350
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings fromAP Poll

The1940 Kentucky Wildcats football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Kentucky as a member of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) during the1940 college football season. In their third season under head coachAlbert D. Kirwan, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–3–2 with a mark of 1–2–2 against conference opponents, finished in ninth place in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 190 to 107.[1]

Kentucky was ranked at No. 44 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under theLitkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Baldwin–Wallace*W 59–7[3]
September 27atXavier*
W 13–012,000[4]
October 5Washington and Lee*
  • Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 47–1210,000[5]
October 12atVanderbiltT 7–715,000[6]
October 19George Washington*
  • Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 24–07,000[7]
October 25atGeorgiaT 7–7[8]
November 2Alabama
  • Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–2513,000[9]
November 9Georgia Tech
W 26–714,000[10]
November 16atWest Virginia*L 7–97,500[11]
November 23at No. 6TennesseeL 0–3325,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^"1940 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedFebruary 15, 2021.
  2. ^Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940)."Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings".The Boston Globe. p. 22 – viaNewspapers.com.
  3. ^"Powerhouse beats over Ohioans".The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 22, 1940. RetrievedFebruary 19, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  4. ^Bob Bohne (September 28, 1940)."Wildcats Of Kentucky Win Over Xavier Musketeers, 13-0".The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 11 – viaNewspapers.com.
  5. ^"Wildcats turn close tilt into rout by thumping Washington & Lee 47–12".The Courier-Journal. October 6, 1940. RetrievedAugust 20, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  6. ^"Kentucky earns 7–7 tie with Vandy".The Salt Lake Tribune. October 13, 1940. RetrievedFebruary 19, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  7. ^"Wildcats whip Colonial team".Chattanooga Daily Times. October 20, 1940. RetrievedFebruary 15, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
  8. ^"Georgia ties U.K. 7–7 on 'last-chance' tally".The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1940. RetrievedFebruary 19, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  9. ^"Crimson Tide rolls over Kentucky cats, 25 to 0".The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 3, 1940. p. 6. RetrievedFebruary 15, 2021.
  10. ^"Big Dutch Ishmael impersonates battering ram as Cats smash Tech 26 to 7".The Lexington Herald. November 10, 1940. RetrievedFebruary 15, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
  11. ^"Favored Kentucky Wildcats upset by West Virginia team, 9 to 7".The Park City Daily News. November 17, 1940. RetrievedFebruary 19, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  12. ^"Volunteer passes beat Wildcats 33–0".The Lexington Herald-Leader. November 24, 1940. RetrievedAugust 8, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
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