1940 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team

1940 Murray State Thoroughbreds football
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–3–2 (0–1–1 KIAC, 4–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
1940 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre $ 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Eastern Kentucky 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 1 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 2
Transylvania 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Morehead State 1 – 1 – 2 3 – 2 – 2
Union (KY) 0 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
0 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Louisville 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
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
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 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team represented Murray State Teachers College—now known as Murray State University—as a member the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1940 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Roy Stewart, the Thoroughbreds compiled an overall record of 4–3–2 with marks of 0–1–1 in KIAC play and 4–2–1 against SIAA opponents.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Louisiana NormalNatchitoches, LAL 6–20[3]
October 5vs. Morehead StateAshland, KYT 0–0[4]
October 119:15 p.m.Arkansas State Teachers*Murray, KYT 0–04,000[5][6]
October 19at East Texas State*Commerce, TXL 14–21[7]
October 25at Union (TN)
W 14–11[8][9]
November 2Delta StateMurray, KYW 41–04,000[10]
November 9West Tennessee State TeachersMurray, KYW 35–64,500[11]
November 162:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee State Teachers
W 18–0[12][13]
November 23Western Kentucky State TeachersMurray, KY (rivalry)L 0–65,000[14]

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References

  1. ^ "Colonels Make Strong Bid For K.I.A.C. Crown". Danville Advocate-Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. December 2, 1940. p. 2. Retrieved July 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Football Standings". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. December 2, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Stahl, Charlie (September 28, 1940). "Murray Easy For Demons". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 10. Retrieved July 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Murray And Morehead Eagles Scrap To Scoreless Deadlock". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. Associated Press. October 6, 1940. p. 14. Retrieved July 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Murray In First Home Grid Game". The Owensboro Inquirer. Owensboro, Kentucky. October 10, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved July 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Murray, Conway Tie". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 12, 1940. p. 3, section 2. Retrieved July 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "East Texas Teachers Defeat Kentuckians". Houston Chronicle. Houston, Texas. Associated Press. October 20, 1940. p. 6C. Retrieved July 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Union and Murray Will Clash Tonight". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 25, 1940. p. 24. Retrieved July 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Hard-Luck Jinx Dogs Union in 21 to 14 Loss to Murray State". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. October 27, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved July 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Murray Overwhelms Delta State Eleven". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 3, 1940. p. 6, section II. Retrieved July 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Murray pleases homecoming crowd of 4,500 with 35–6 romp over West Tennessee". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 10, 1940. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Raiders To Encounter Murray At Jones Field". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. November 15, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Parrish, George (November 17, 1940). "Murray Gets Easy Victory Over Raiders". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved July 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Paxton, E. J. Jr. (November 24, 1940). "Western Aerial Attack Downs Thoroughbreds 6-0". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. p. 15. Retrieved July 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "2025 Football Record Book" (PDF). Murray State University Athletics. p. 68. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
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