1940 Langston Lions football team

1940 Langston Lions football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnderson Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southern + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Langston + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Prairie View 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Texas College 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Bishop 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wiley 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Arkansas AM&N 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1940 Langston Lions football team represented Langston University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the Lions compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished as SWAC co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at Kentucky State*Frankfort, KYL 7–19[1]
October 5at Lincoln (MO)*Jefferson City, MOL 7–26[2]
October 12Southern
W 20–0[3]
October 19vs. Bishop
W 14–0[4][5]
October 26Texas College
  • Anderson Field
  • Langston, OK
L 7–9[6]
November 2at Xavier (LA)*
W 7–0[7]
November 9Wiley
  • Anderson Field
  • Langston, OK
W 14–0[8]
November 16at Arkansas AM&N
W 9–6[9]
November 23Prairie View
  • Anderson Field
  • Langston, OK
W 8–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Edwards blocks 2 kicks to give K.S.C. victory". The Courier-Journal. September 29, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Lincoln U. takes Langston, 26–7". The Call. October 11, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "State football fans see Langston down Southern in first home grid game". The Black Dispatch. October 19, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Langston, Bishop clash here Sat". The Black Dispatch. October 19, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bishop rolls, but guess who won". The Black Dispatch. October 26, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas takes Langston with field goal, 9–7". The Call. November 1, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Langston hands Xavier second loss, 7 to 0". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 9, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Langston makes Wiley see red 14–0". The Black Dispatch. November 16, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gaylesmen in 9–6 victory". The Call. November 22, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Langston shares title with 8 to 0 victory". The Daily Oklahoman. November 24, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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