Ole Miss
SEC · 1940 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ole Miss head-to-head · History & Eras
1940 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 | UNION (TENNESSEE) | Unranked | — | W 37–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  LSUH2H |  SEC | 6–4 | W 19–6 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 | RHODES | Unranked | — | W 27–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 5–4–1 | W 28–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Duquesne (DUQUESNE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–1 | W 14–6 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 4–6 | L 20–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 3–6–1 | W 13–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–5–1 | W 34–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 | MEMPHIS | Unranked | — | W 38–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 10–0–1 | L 0–19 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7 | W 21–7 |
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).
- Duquesne +7
- LSU +6
- Georgia +5
- Holy Cross +4
- Vanderbilt +3
- Miami +3
- Mississippi State 0
- Arkansas -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.818 Win % · No change
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.