1940 Millsaps Majors football team
| 1940 Millsaps Majors football | |
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| Conference | Dixie Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (0–3–0 Dixie) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spring Hill | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern (TN) | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millsaps | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Millsaps Majors football team was an American football team that represented Millsaps College as a member of the Dixie Conference in the 1940 college football season. Led by Henry Louis Stone in his second season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 4–4–1, with a mark of 0–3–0 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the Dixie.
Millsaps was ranked at No. 221 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Louisiana College* |
| W 14–0 | 1,500 | [2] |
| September 27 | at Delta State* |
| W 12–0 | [3] | |
| October 4 | Hendrix* |
| W 33–7 | [4] | |
| October 11 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | T 0–0 | 6,000 | [5] | |
| October 19 | Mississippi Southern* |
| W 14–7 | [6] | |
| November 2 | at Mississippi College |
| L 0–27 | 4,000 | [7][8][9] |
| November 8 | at Spring Hill |
| L 0–16 | [10][11] | |
| November 16 | at No. 15 Mississippi State* | L 13–46 | 10,500 | [12] | |
| November 27 | Howard (AL) |
| L 14–28 | 1,000 | [13] |
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References[edit]
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Majors smack Wildcats 14–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 21, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ward-to-Gillum clicks for 12–0 Millsaps win over Delta State squad". The Clarion-Ledger. September 28, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Millsaps takes Hendrix eleven". The Birmingham Age-Herald. October 5, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs and Millsaps Majors battle to a scoreless tie". The Daily Advertiser. October 12, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Millsaps drives hard in final period to win 14 to 7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Confident Majors challenge great Tribe team tonight". The Clarion-Ledger. November 2, 1940. p. 5. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ James Spotswood (November 3, 1940). "Choctaws dazzle Majors And 4,000 fans; Win 27–0". Daily Clarion-Ledger. p. 1. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ James Spotswood (November 3, 1940). "Choctaws dazzle Majors and 4,000 fans; Win 27–0 (part 2)". Daily Clarion-Ledger. p. 17. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Majors bow before Hill squad, 16–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Badgers outclass Millsaps, 16 to 0". The Birmingham Post. November 9, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State overpowers game Millsaps club, 46–13". The Birmingham News. November 17, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aroused Militants score twice in second half but lose to Howard 28 to 14". The Clarion-Ledger. November 28, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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