1940 Milligan Buffaloes football | |
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Smoky Mountain champion | |
Conference | Smoky Mountain Conference |
Record | 9–0 (5–0 Smoky Mountain) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Roosevelt Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milligan $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carson–Newman | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State Teachers | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryville | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cumberland (TN) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tusculum | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Milligan Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented Milligan University as a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Steve Lacy, the Buffaloes compiled a perfect 9–0 record (5–0 in conference games), won the Smoky Mountain Conference championship, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 179 to 33. [1] [2]
Four Milligan players were first-team picks for the 1940 All-Smoky Mountain Conference football team: Big Bill Showalter at fullback; Charlie D'Agata at end; Frank Spraker at tackle; and James Riggs at guard. Three others were named to the second team: Hope Burton at halfback; Hugh Blessing at end; and Fred Dellinger at guard. [3]
The team played its home games at Roosevelt Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 14 | Austin Peay* |
| W 12–0 | 1,500 | [4] | ||
September 20 | at Cumberland (TN) | Lebanon, TN | W 13–0 | [5] | |||
September 28 | East Tennessee State Teachers |
| W 6–0 | ||||
October 4 | Maryville |
| W 20–6 | 500 | [6] | ||
October 19 | Carson–Newman |
| W 19–0 | [7] | |||
October 26 | Emory & Henry* |
| W 34–0 | [8] | |||
November 1 | at Tusculum | Greenville, TN | W 20–0 | [9] | |||
November 8 | King* |
| W 13–6 | 1,500 | [10] | ||
November 21 | at Bluefield* | Bluefield, WV | W 42–21 | [11] | |||
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1940 Milligan Buffaloes football | |
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Smoky Mountain champion | |
Conference | Smoky Mountain Conference |
Record | 9–0 (5–0 Smoky Mountain) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Roosevelt Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milligan $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carson–Newman | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State Teachers | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryville | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cumberland (TN) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tusculum | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Milligan Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented Milligan University as a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Steve Lacy, the Buffaloes compiled a perfect 9–0 record (5–0 in conference games), won the Smoky Mountain Conference championship, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 179 to 33. [1] [2]
Four Milligan players were first-team picks for the 1940 All-Smoky Mountain Conference football team: Big Bill Showalter at fullback; Charlie D'Agata at end; Frank Spraker at tackle; and James Riggs at guard. Three others were named to the second team: Hope Burton at halfback; Hugh Blessing at end; and Fred Dellinger at guard. [3]
The team played its home games at Roosevelt Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 14 | Austin Peay* |
| W 12–0 | 1,500 | [4] | ||
September 20 | at Cumberland (TN) | Lebanon, TN | W 13–0 | [5] | |||
September 28 | East Tennessee State Teachers |
| W 6–0 | ||||
October 4 | Maryville |
| W 20–6 | 500 | [6] | ||
October 19 | Carson–Newman |
| W 19–0 | [7] | |||
October 26 | Emory & Henry* |
| W 34–0 | [8] | |||
November 1 | at Tusculum | Greenville, TN | W 20–0 | [9] | |||
November 8 | King* |
| W 13–6 | 1,500 | [10] | ||
November 21 | at Bluefield* | Bluefield, WV | W 42–21 | [11] | |||
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