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1940 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1940
team	Tennessee Volunteers
sport	football
conference	Southeastern Conference
short_conf	SEC
APRank	4
record	10–1
conf_record	5–0
head_coach	Robert Neyland
hc_year	14th
off_scheme	Single-wing
stadium	Shields–Watkins Field
champion	National champion (Dunkel)
SEC champion
bowl	[Sugar Bowl](1941-sugar-bowl)
bowl_result	L 13–19 vs. [Boston College](1940-boston-college-eagles-football-team)

SEC champion The 1940 Tennessee Volunteers represented the University of Tennessee in the 1940 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his 14th year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1 overall, 5–0 in the SEC), as SEC champions and with a loss against Boston College in the 1941 Sugar Bowl.

This team claims a national championship after being recognized under the Dunkel System, a power index system devised by Dick Dunkel Sr.

Schedule

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Rankings

References

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "National Poll Rankings". NCAA.
(September 29, 1940). "Vols prep for Duke, maul Mercer". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
(October 6, 1940). "Duke bows to Tennessee might, 13 to 0". The Charlotte News.
(October 13, 1940). "Tennessee crushes Moccasins, 53–0". The Chattanooga Times.
(October 20, 1940). "Vol air bombs blast victory over Tide ground attack, 27–12". The Tuscaloosa News.
(October 27, 1940). "Gators hold mighty Vols to two touchdowns". St. Petersburg Times.
(November 3, 1940). "State Tigers' claws crippled by great Tennessee grid eleven". The Shreveport Times.
(November 10, 1940). "Vicious Vols trample Southwestern, 40–0". The Knoxville Journal.
(November 17, 1940). "Vols trounce Virginia, 41–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
(November 24, 1940). "Volunteer passes beat Wildcats 33–0". The Lexington Herald-Leader.
(December 1, 1940). "Vols top Vandy, 20–0,accept Sugar Bowl bid to play Boston College". The Chattanooga Times.
(January 2, 1941). "Indomitable spirit brings Eagles win". The Boston Globe.

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