1940 Southeastern Conference Standings
| Season | Conference | Coach | |||||||||
| Tennessee | 10-1 | 332 | 45 | # | 5-0 | 122 | 12 | Robert R. Bob Neyland | |||
| Mississippi State | 10-0-1 | 248 | 58 | 4-0-1 | 88 | 21 | Allyn McKeen | ||||
| Alabama | 7-2 | 166 | 80 | 3-2 | 75 | 67 | Frank W. Thomas | ||||
| Auburn | 6-4-1 | 170 | 153 | 3-2-1 | 89 | 70 | John F. Jack Meagher | ||||
| Mississippi | 9-2 | 251 | 100 | 3-1 | 60 | 46 | Harry J. Mehre | ||||
| Louisiana State | 6-4 | 139 | 112 | 3-3 | 55 | 82 | Bernie H. Moore | ||||
| Florida | 5-5 | 136 | 141 | 2-3 | 48 | 81 | Thomas J. Tom Lieb | ||||
| Georgia | 5-4-1 | 209 | 134 | 2-3-1 | 82 | 106 | Wallace Butts | ||||
| Kentucky | 5-3-2 | 190 | 107 | 1-2-2 | 40 | 79 | A.D. Kirwan | ||||
| Georgia Tech | 3-7 | 139 | 160 | 1-5 | 72 | 93 | William A. Bill Alexander | ||||
| Tulane | 5-5 | 144 | 126 | 1-3 | 41 | 60 | Lowell P. Red Dawson | ||||
| Vanderbilt | 3-6-1 | 101 | 98 | 0-5-1 | 35 | 91 | Harry R. Red Sanders | ||||
| Some records may be incomplete. |
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.