1940 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1940 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1940 record	5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Wally Butts
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium

1940 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Tennessee $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#9 Mississippi State	4	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Auburn	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Florida	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Tulane	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Georgia Tech	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1940 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 27	at Oglethorpe*		Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA	W 53–0
October 5	at South Carolina*		Columbia Municipal Stadium • Columbia, SC (Rivalry)	W 33–2
October 12	Ole Miss		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 14–28
October 19	at Columbia*		Baker Field • New York, NY	L 13–14
October 25	Kentucky		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	T 7–7
November 2	vs. Auburn		Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 14–13
November 9	vs. Florida		Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Rivalry)	L 13–18
November 16	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 13–21
November 30	Georgia Tech		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)	W 21–19
December 6	at Miami*		Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL	W 28–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

• Source: GeorgiaDogs.com: 1940 football schedule