1940 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Schedule
Source: Rolltide.com: 1940 Alabama football schedule

1940 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Section Title: Schedule
Table Section Text: Source: Rolltide.com: 1940 Alabama football schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance

September 27	at Spring Hill*	Murphy High School StadiumMobile, AL	W 26–0	7,500

October 5	Mercer*	Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL	W 20–0	6,000

October 12	Howard*	Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL	W 31–0	4,500

October 19	No. 5 Tennessee	Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	L 12–27	24,500

November 2	at Kentucky	McLean StadiumLexington, KY	W 25–0	13,000

November 9	Tulane	Legion FieldBirmingham, AL	W 13–6	20,000

November 16	at Georgia Tech	No. 14	Grant FieldAtlanta, GA	W 14–13	25,000

November 23	Vanderbilt	No. 17	Legion FieldBirmingham, AL	W 25–21

November 30	No. 11 Mississippi State	No. 17	Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 0–13	18,500

*Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sentence(s)

In the game, Alabama was defeated by rival Tennessee 27–12, before an overflow crowd of 24,500 at Legion Field.

final_sentence: In the game, Alabama was defeated by rival Tennessee 27–12, before an overflow crowd of 24,500 at Legion Field.