The 1940 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the
University of Mississippi
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in the
1940 college football season
The 1940 college football season was the 72nd season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Competition included schools from the Big Ten Conference, the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Big Six ...
. The Rebels were led by third-year head coach
Harry Mehre and played their home games at
Hemingway Stadium in
Oxford, Mississippi
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. They finished with a record of 9–2 (3–1 SEC), to finish third in the
Southeastern Conference
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.
Ole Miss was ranked at No. 23 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the
Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.
Schedule
References
Ole Miss
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Ole Miss Rebels football seasons
Ole Miss Rebels football
The Ole Miss Rebels football program represents the University of Mississippi, also known as "Ole Miss". The Ole Miss Rebels, Rebels compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Colleg ...
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