1940 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1940 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1940 record	7–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Frank Thomas (10th year)
Captain	Harold Newman
Home stadium	Denny Stadium Legion Field
Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

1940 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Tennessee $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#9 Mississippi State	4	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Auburn	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Florida	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Tulane	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Georgia Tech	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1 2 3 4 Total • Alabama 0 7 13 6 26 Spring Hill 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 27 Location: Murphy H. S. Stadium Mobile, AL Game attendance: 7,500 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total Mercer 0 0 0 0 0 • Alabama 6 7 7 0 20 Date: October 5 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 6,000 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total Howard 0 0 0 0 0 • Alabama 6 7 12 6 31 Date: October 12 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 4,500 Source:

Third Saturday in October

1 2 3 4 Total • #5 Tennessee 0 14 0 13 27 Alabama 0 6 6 0 12 Date: October 19 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game attendance: 24,500 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total • Alabama 0 13 6 6 25 Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 2 Location: McLean Stadium Lexington, KY Game attendance: 13,000 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total Tulane 0 0 0 6 6 • Alabama 0 6 7 0 13 Date: November 11 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game attendance: 20,000 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total • #14 Alabama 0 7 7 0 14 Georgia Tech 0 6 7 0 13 Date: November 16 Location: Grant Field Atlanta, GA Game attendance: 25,000 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total Vanderbilt 7 7 0 7 21 • #17 Alabama 0 0 13 12 25 Date: November 23 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Source:

The 1940 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1940 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 47th overall and 8th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Frank Thomas, in his tenth year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2 overall, 4–2 in the SEC).

The Crimson Tide opened the 1940 season with three consecutive, non-conference victories over Spring Hill, Mercer and Howard. However, Alabama was defeated 27–12 by Tennessee in their conference opener in week four. The Crimson Tide then rebounded with four consecutive conference victories over Kentucky, Tulane, Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt. Alabama then closed their season with a loss against Mississippi State on homecoming at Denny Stadium.

To open the 1940 season, Alabama defeated Spring Hill College 26–0 at Murphy High School Stadium in Mobile. After a scoreless first quarter, the Crimson Tide scored their first touchdown on a one-yard Paul Spencer run in the second quarter and held a 7–0 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Alabama extended their lead to 20–0 with touchdowns scored runs of two-yards by Spencer and 31-yards by Dave Brown. They then closed the game with a five-yard Herschel Mosley touchdown run in the fourth quarter for the 26–0 victory. The victory was Alabama's final game played against the Badgers and improved their all-time record against Spring Hill to 3–0. This contest is also notable for being the first night game ever played by an Alabama football team.

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