1940 Rollins Tars football team

1940 Rollins Tars football
SIAA champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (6–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumOrlando Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rollins $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Newberry 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
Eastern Kentucky 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Louisiana Normal 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
SW Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Union (TN) 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 2
Murray State 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Centre 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL) 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Presbyterian 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Southern 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Louisiana Tech 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 1 – 1 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Wofford 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Tampa 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tennessee Tech 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Transylvania 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Stetson 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Troy State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Louisiana College 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Union (KY) 0 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Centenary 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Louisville 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Jacksonville State 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Erskine 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Delta State 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 8 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Rollins Tars football team represented Rollins College during the 1940 college football season, and won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) title.[1][2] The Tars were disappointed the Florida Gators did not meet a challenge for a state championship.[3]

Rollins was ranked at No. 96 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Western Carolina*
W 53–01,500[5]
September 21at Davidson*
L 7–19[6]
September 27at Presbyterian
W 20–71,500[7]
October 11at Stetson
W 25–123,500[8]
October 18Tampa
W 39–03,000[9]
November 2Appalachian State*
  • Orlando Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
W 30–32,500[10]
November 9at Miami (FL)
W 7–015,914[11]
November 22at Tampa
W 20–64,000[12]
November 29Stetson
  • Orlando Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
W 34–0[13]
  • *Non-conference game

Players

[14]

References

  1. ^ "Tars Win S I A A Crown; May Get Florida Honors". Rollins Sandspur. Vol. 46, no. 10. December 4, 1940.
  2. ^ "Rollins 1940".
  3. ^ "The Gators Just Won't Play!". Sandspur. Vol. 46, no. 6. November 6, 1940.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tars completely outsmart Catamounts to win, 53–0". The Asheville Citizen. September 13, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Davidson stages second half comeback to beat Tars, 19–7". The Sunday Sentinel-Star. September 22, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rollins downs hard-fighting PC team, 20–7". The State. September 28, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rollins stages rally to turn back Stetson, 25–12". Orlando Reporter-Star. October 12, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tars outclass Tampa U., 39 to 0". Tampa Morning Tribune. October 19, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Curry's brilliant running in fourth quarter shines as Rollins crushes Appalachian, 30–0". The Sunday Sentinel-Star. November 3, 1940. Retrieved December 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rollins hangs one on Miami's chin". The Miami Herald. November 9, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tars trim Spartans in bitter battle". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 23, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tars run wild to trounce Stetson by 34 to 0 score". Orlando Reporter-Star. November 30, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Rollins College Football Roster for 1940". Rollins Sandspur. Vol. 46, no. 2. October 9, 1940.


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