1940 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1940 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–3–2 (1–2–2 SEC)
Head coach	Albert D. Kirwan (3rd season)
Captain	John Eibner
Home stadium	McLean Stadium

1940 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Tennessee $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Mississippi State	4	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Auburn	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Florida	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Tulane	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Georgia Tech	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1940 college football season. In their third season under head coach Albert 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 the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Baldwin–Wallace*	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 59–7		[3]
September 27	at Xavier*	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 13–0	12,000	[4]
October 5	Washington and Lee*	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 47–12	10,000	[5]
October 12	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	T 7–7	15,000	[6]
October 19	George Washington*	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 24–0	7,000	[7]
October 25	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	T 7–7		[8]
November 2	Alabama	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–25	13,000	[9]
November 9	Georgia Tech	DuPont Stadium Louisville, KY	W 26–7	14,000	[10]
November 16	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 7–9	7,500	[11]
November 23	at No. 6 Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–33	25,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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