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1940 Milligan Buffaloes football team

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1940 Milligan Buffaloes football
Smoky Mountain champion
ConferenceSmoky Mountain Conference
Record9–0 (5–0 Smoky Mountain)
Head coach
Home stadiumRoosevelt Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Austin Peay*
W 12–01,500[4]
September 20at Cumberland (TN)Lebanon, TNW 13–0[5]
September 28East Tennessee State Teachers
  • Roosevelt Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
W 6–0
October 4Maryvilledagger
  • Roosevelt Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
W 20–6500[6]
October 19Carson–Newman
  • Roosevelt Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
W 19–0[7]
October 26Emory & Henry*
  • Roosevelt Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
W 34–0[8]
November 1at TusculumGreenville, TNW 20–0[9]
November 8King*
  • Roosevelt Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
W 13–61,500[10]
November 21at Bluefield*Bluefield, WVW 42–21[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1940 Milligan (TN)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Buffs And Bucs Play Final Games Here This Week". Sunday Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 3, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved September 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Maryville Resigns From SMC: Ranks Now Cut To Six Schools". Johnson City Chronicle. December 3, 1940. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Doug Bean (September 15, 1940). "Milligan Scores Hard-Earned 12-0 Victory Over Austin Peay: Williams And Burton Score For Bufffaloes". Sunday Press-Chronicle (Johnson City, TN). p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Milligan Beats Cumberland 13-0, Via Air". The Knoxville Journal. September 21, 1940. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Doug Bean (October 5, 1940). "Milligan Mauls Maryville, 20-6: Showalter And Dagata Make Scores". Johnson City Chronicle. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Doug Bean (October 20, 1940). "Milligan Mauls Eagles, 19-0; Buffaloes Make Title Game A Walkaway Bill Showalter Goes On One-Man Rampage". Sunday Press-Chronicle. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Doug Bean (October 27, 1940). "Milligan Mauls Emory, 34-0: Buffs Remain On Exclusive Unbeaten List". Sunday Press-Chronicle (Johnson City, TN). p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Milligan Splatters Tusculum, 20-0, For Conference Title". Johnson City Chronicle. November 2, 1940. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Milligan Roars On Undefeated, Smearing King Eleven 13-6: Buffaloes Savage In Downing Tornado; Showalter Stars". Johnson City Chronicle. November 9, 1940. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Doug Bean (November 22, 1940). "Roaming Buffaloes Splatter Bluefield Eleven, 42-21, For Happy Ending To First Unbeaten, Untied Grid Season: Savage Surge In Second Half Lands Steve Lacey's Eleven Among Nation's Grid Elite". Johnson City Chronicle. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.