1940 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team explained

Year:1940
Team:Eastern Kentucky Maroons
Sport:football
Conference:Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Short Conf:KIAC
Record:8–0
Conf Record:2–0
Head Coach:Rome Rankin
Hc Year:6th
Champion:KIAC champion

The 1940 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Kentucky State College (now known as Eastern Kentucky University) as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) during the 1940 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Rome Rankin, the Maroons compiled a perfect 8–0 record (2–0 against KIAC opponents), won the KIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 273 to 30.[1] [2] It was the first undefeated season in Eastern Kentucky football history.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Meet The Champs; Eastern Ends Season Unbeaten And Untied. The Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. November 16, 1940. 6. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: . 2021 Eastern Kentucky University Football Record Book . . Eastern Kentucky University Athletics . 2021 . February 13, 2022 .
  3. Eastern Kentucky Record Book, pp. 58, 84.