1940 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

1940 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–6 (1–2 SIAA)
Head coach
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
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 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (TPI)—now known as Tennessee Tech–as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1940 college football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Preston Vaughn Overall, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 2–6 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 278:00 p.m.at Chattanooga*
L 0–284,906[2][3]
October 4West Tennessee State TeachersCookeville, TNW 16–13[4]
October 12at Sewanee*
L 6–251,500[5]
October 19at Western Kentucky State Teachers
L 0–6[6]
October 26at Youngstown*Youngstown, OHL 13–28[7]
November 8Maryville (TN)*daggerCookeville, TNW 35–0[8]
November 162:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt*
L 0–214,000[9][10][11]
November 282:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee State Teachers
L 0–63,000[12][13]

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References

  1. ^ "Football Standings". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. December 2, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Gibson, Springer (September 27, 1940). "U. C. Opens College Football Season With Tennessee Tech Here Tonight". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. p. 20. Retrieved July 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Grigonis leads U.C. to 28–0 victory over Tennessee Tech before 4,906". The Chattanooga Times. September 28, 1940. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Golden Eagles nip Memphis team, 16–13". The Tennessean. October 5, 1940. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Purples clip Golden Eagles". The Nashville Tennessean. October 13, 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Wallace, Herb (October 20, 1940). "Western Turns Back Tennessee Tech 6 To 0 In Dad's Day Tilt". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. pp. 6, 8. Retrieved July 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Penguins Ring Up Victory By Score Of 28-13". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. September 27, 1940. p. 20. Retrieved July 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Tenn-Tech Girds for Vandy On 35-0 Maryville Victory". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. November 9, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved July 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Johnson, Raymond (November 16, 1940). "Crippled Vandy Seeks Revenge on Tenn.-Tech Today". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 6. Retrieved July 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ O'Donnell, Red (November 17, 1940). "Vanderbilt Coasts to Easy Win Over Tennessee Tech". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. pp. 1D, 5D. Retrieved July 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Vanderbilt's Commodores conquer scrappy Tennessee Tech by 21–0 score". The Knoxville Journal. November 17, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ O'Donnell, Red (November 28, 1940). "Tech, Raiders Clash Today". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 13. Retrieved July 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Griffith, Mooney (November 29, 1940). "State Teachers Victorious Over Tennessee Tech in Traditional Contest". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 32. Retrieved July 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "2024 Tennessee Tech Football Record Book" (PDF). Tennessee Tech Athletics. p. 53. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
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