| 1940 Milligan Buffaloes football | |
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| Smoky Mountain champion | |
| Conference | Smoky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 9–0 (5–0 Smoky Mountain) |
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| Home stadium | Roosevelt Stadium |
| Seasons← 19391941 → | |
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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.
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.
The team played its home games at Roosevelt Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | Austin Peay* |
| W 12–0 | 1,500 | |||
| September 20 | at Cumberland (TN) | Lebanon, TN | W 13–0 | ||||
| September 28 | East Tennessee State Teachers |
| W 6–0 | ||||
| October 4 | Maryville |
| W 20–6 | 500 | |||
| October 19 | Carson–Newman |
| W 19–0 | ||||
| October 26 | Emory & Henry* |
| W 34–0 | ||||
| November 1 | at Tusculum | Greenville, TN | W 20–0 | ||||
| November 8 | King* |
| W 13–6 | 1,500 | |||
| November 21 | at Bluefield* | Bluefield, WV | W 42–21 | ||||
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References
- ^ "1940 Milligan (TN)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- "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
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- "Maryville Resigns From SMC: Ranks Now Cut To Six Schools". Johnson City Chronicle. December 3, 1940. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- 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.
- "Milligan Beats Cumberland 13-0, Via Air". The Knoxville Journal. September 21, 1940. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- Doug Bean (October 5, 1940). "Milligan Mauls Maryville, 20-6: Showalter And Dagata Make Scores". Johnson City Chronicle. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Milligan Splatters Tusculum, 20-0, For Conference Title". Johnson City Chronicle. November 2, 1940. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
- 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.