The 1940 Milligan Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented Milligan University as a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Steve Lacy, the Buffaloes compiled a perfect 9–0 record (5–0 in conference games), won the Smoky Mountain Conference championship, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 179 to 33.[1][2]
Four Milligan players were first-team picks for the 1940 All-Smoky Mountain Conference football team: Big Bill Showalter at fullback; Charlie D'Agata at end; Frank Spraker at tackle; and James Riggs at guard. Three others were named to the second team: Hope Burton at halfback; Hugh Blessing at end; and Fred Dellinger at guard.[3]
The team played its home games at Roosevelt Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee.
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^"Buffs And Bucs Play Final Games Here This Week". Sunday Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 3, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved September 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^"Maryville Resigns From SMC: Ranks Now Cut To Six Schools". Johnson City Chronicle. December 3, 1940. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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