Alabama
SEC · 1940 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 18 Top 10 · 4× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 17 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Alabama head-to-head · History & Eras
1940 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 | SPRING HILL | Unranked | — | W 26–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 | MERCER | Unranked | — | W 20–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 | SAMFORD | Unranked | — | W 31–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 10–1 | L 12–27 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 5–3–2 | W 25–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | SEC | 5–5 | W 13–6 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | SEC | 3–7 | W 14–13 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 3–6–1 | W 25–21 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 10–0–1 | L 0–13 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Kentucky +5
- Tulane +5
- Georgia Tech +3
- Vanderbilt +3
- Mississippi State 0
- Tennessee -1
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.778 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.