1940 Mississippi College Choctaws football team

1940 Mississippi College Choctaws football
Dixie co-champion
ConferenceDixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–1–1 (3–0–1 Dixie, 2–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumProvine Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rollins $ 6 0 0 8 1 0
Newberry 4 0 0 7 2 1
Mississippi College 2 0 0 5 1 1
Eastern Kentucky 1 0 0 8 0 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 1 1 7 1 1
Louisiana Normal 4 1 1 6 3 1
SW Louisiana 4 1 0 6 3 1
Union (TN) 3 1 0 6 3 0
Georgetown (KY) 2 1 0 5 3 2
Murray State 4 2 1 4 3 2
Centre 2 1 0 3 6 0
Miami (FL) 2 1 0 3 7 0
Presbyterian 5 3 0 6 4 0
Mississippi Southern 3 2 0 7 4 0
Louisiana Tech 3 2 0 6 4 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 4 3 0 5 5 0
Morehead State 1 1 2 3 3 2
Wofford 2 2 1 3 4 2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 4 0 4 4 0
Tampa 2 4 0 3 6 0
Oglethorpe 2 4 0 2 6 0
Tennessee Tech 1 2 0 2 6 0
Transylvania 1 2 1 5 3 1
Stetson 2 5 1 2 5 1
Troy State 1 3 0 3 6 0
Louisiana College 1 4 2 2 5 2
Union (KY) 0 1 1 5 1 1
Centenary 0 2 0 3 7 0
Louisville 0 2 0 3 5 1
Jacksonville State 0 2 0 3 5 0
Erskine 0 5 0 1 8 0
Delta State 0 5 1 0 8 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Mississippi College Choctaws football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi College as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1940 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Stanley L. Robinson, the Choctaws compiled a 5–1–1 overall record. Against Dixie Conference opponents, they had a 3–0–1 record and tied with Chattanooga for the conference championship.[1] They were 2–0 against SIAA opponents, but did not play enough conference games to qualify for the SIAA championship.

With 61 points (nine touchdowns and seven points after touchdown), the Choctaws' fullback Charlie Armstrong led the Dixie Conference in scoring.[2][3] His longest scoring play was a 59-yard run against Spring Hill.

Mississippi College was ranked at No. 78 (out of 687 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1940.[4]

The team played its home games at Provine Field in Clinton, Mississippi.

  1. ^ "Chattanooga Ties Miss. College". The Tampa Daily Times. Associated Press. December 3, 1940. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mocassins Crowd Choctaws in Race for Top Position". The Times. November 20, 1940. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grid Scorers Hold Posts". Des Moines Tribune. December 2, 1940. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.