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SWC · 1940 Season · Final

Developing
Record
8–2
0.800 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–2 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1902–2026
All-Time Record
923–388–32
0.699 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1941, 1947, 1963 +1
#1 Finishes
4
Top 5: 21 · Top 10: 34 · Top 25: 69
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Texas head-to-head · History & Eras

1940 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND SKY5–3–1W 39–7
7Week 7 · Oct 8Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB103–5W 13–6
8Week 8 · Oct 15Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B86–3W 19–16
9Week 9 · Oct 22Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC4–6W 21–0
10Week 10 · Oct 29Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC7–3L 0–13
11Week 11 · Nov 5SMUH2HIND SWC8–1–1L 13–21
12Week 12 · Nov 12Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC4–6W 13–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19TCUH2HIND SWC3–7W 21–14
15Week 15 · Dec 3Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC9–1W 7–0
13Regular Season Final · Dec 10Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC5–5W 26–0

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.520
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+35
-4+39
  • Texas A&M +9
  • Oklahoma +6
  • Colorado +5
  • Florida +5
  • Arkansas +4
  • Baylor +4
  • Indiana +3
  • TCU +3
  • SMU -1
  • Rice -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #11Better than 93%
Win % Place 16thBetter than 89%

0.800 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#13W15#14Regular Season Final#14Post-Season W1#14Post-Season W3#11Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+32
+7
+3
+21
-13
-8
+13
+7
+7
+26

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#791935#981936#991937#1171938#551939

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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