| 1940 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football | |
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KIAC champion | |
| Conference | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–0 (2–0 KIAC) |
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The 1940 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Kentucky State College (now known as Eastern Kentucky University) as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) during the 1940 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Rome Rankin, the Maroons compiled a perfect 8–0 record (2–0 against KIAC opponents), won the KIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 273 to 30.[1][2] It was the first undefeated season in Eastern Kentucky football history.[3]
- ^ "Meet The Champs; Eastern Ends Season Unbeaten And Untied". The Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. November 16, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2021 Eastern Kentucky University Football Record Book" (PDF). Richmond, Kentucky: Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ Eastern Kentucky Record Book, pp. 58, 84.