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1940 All SEC football team

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The 1940 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1940 college football season. Tennessee won the conference.

Contents

Ends

  • Buddy Elrod, Miss. St. (AP-1, INS, UP)
  • Holt Rast, Alabama (AP-1, INS, UP)
  • Ed Cifers, Tennessee (AP-2)
  • Bob Ison, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
  • Fergie Ferguson, Florida (AP-3)
  • Harold Newman, Alabama (AP-3)
  • Tackles

  • Abe Shires, Tennessee (AP-1, INS, UP)
  • Charles Dufour, Tulane (AP-2, INS)
  • John Tripson, Miss. St. (AP-2, UP)
  • Fred Davis, Alabama (AP-1)
  • John Eibner, Kentucky (AP-3)
  • John Barrett, LSU (AP-3)
  • Guards

  • Bob Suffridge, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, INS, UP)
  • John W. Goree, LSU (AP-3, INS, UP)
  • Hunter Corhern, Miss. St. (AP-1)
  • Ed Molinski, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2)
  • Edward Hickerson, Alabama (AP-2)
  • Julius Battista, Florida (AP-3)
  • Centers

  • Bob Gude, Vanderbilt (AP-1, INS, UP)
  • Norbert Ackermann, Tennessee (AP-2)
  • Backfield

  • Bob Foxx, Tennessee (AP-1, INS, UP)
  • Harvey Johnson, Miss. St. (AP-2, INS, UP)
  • John Hovious, Ole Miss (AP-1, INS)
  • Jimmy Nelson, Alabama (AP-1, INS)
  • James Thibaut, Tulane (AP-2, UP)
  • Neal McGowen, Auburn (AP-1)
  • Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (UP)
  • John Butler, Tennessee (AP-2)
  • Merle Hapes, Ole Miss (AP-2)
  • Charles Ishmael, Kentucky (AP-3)
  • John Bosch, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
  • Rufus Deal, Auburn (AP-3)
  • William Jefferson, Miss St. (AP-3)
  • Key

    AP = compiled by the Associated Press, chosen by the conference coaches.

    INS = International News Service.

    UP = United Press
    Bold = Consensus first-team selection

    References

    1940 All-SEC football team Wikipedia