1940 Louisiana Normal Tigers football team

1940 Louisiana Normal Tigers football
ConferenceBi-State Conference
Record2–4–2 (1–2 Bi-State)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Bi-State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tillotson $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Jarvis Christian 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Louisiana Normal (Grambling) 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 2
Samuel Huston 0 – 1 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Paul Quinn 0 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Louisiana Normal Tigers football team represented Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Grambling State University—as a member of the Bi-State Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Emory Hines, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–4–2 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing third in the Bi-State.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Bishop*Grambling, LAL 0–6[2][3]
October 3at Arkansas AM&N*Pine Bluff, ARL 0–61,200[4]
October 12at Jarvis ChristianHawkins, TXL 0–7[5][6]
October 19Philander Smith*Grambling, LAW 26–0[7][8]
October 26Paul QuinnGrambling, LAW 32–0[9][10]
November 2Leland*Grambling, LAT 0–0[11]
November 8at Tillotson
L 2–6[12][13]
November 30at Tougaloo*Tougaloo, MST 0–0[14][15]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 30, 1940). "Sport-O-Graph". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 8. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Bishop Tigers Need Linemen". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. September 20, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Louisiana Normal Hold Bishop 6-0". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 5, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Arkansas State Bounces Back To Victory". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. October 4, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Bulldogs Crash Win Column Over La. Normal". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. October 18, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Skipper's Southwest Sports Graph". The Phoenix Index. Phoenix, Arizona. October 19, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Negro State Fair Ends at Grambling". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 21, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Other Negro Scores". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 20, 1940. p. 7, section 5. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Play Louisiana Team". The Waco News-Tribune. Waco, Texas. October 25, 1940. p. 16. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 1, 1940). "Sportograph; Louisiana Normal Wins Second In Row". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 8. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 8, 1940). "Sportograph". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Tillotson College Beats Louisiana Normal, 6-2". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. November 9, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ McKibben, Sam (November 15, 1940). "Tillotson Blast La. Normal In Fight For Bi-State Lead". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 29, 1940). "Sportograph". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Tougaloo in Tie". Times-Herald. Washington, D.C. December 1, 1940. p. 2B. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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