1940 Centre Colonels football team

1940 Centre Colonels football
KIAC champion
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–6 (2–0 KIAC, 2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumFarris Stadium
1940 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre $ 2 0 0 3 6 0
Eastern Kentucky 1 0 0 8 0 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 1 0 1 7 1 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 1 0 5 3 2
Transylvania 1 2 1 5 3 1
Morehead State 1 1 2 3 2 2
Union (KY) 0 1 1 5 1 1
Murray State 0 1 1 4 3 2
Louisville 0 2 0 3 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rollins $ 6 0 0 8 1 0
Newberry 4 0 0 7 2 1
Mississippi College 2 0 0 5 1 1
Eastern Kentucky 1 0 0 8 0 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 1 1 7 1 1
Louisiana Normal 4 1 1 6 3 1
SW Louisiana 4 1 0 6 3 1
Union (TN) 3 1 0 6 3 0
Georgetown (KY) 2 1 0 5 3 2
Murray State 4 2 1 4 3 2
Centre 2 1 0 3 6 0
Miami (FL) 2 1 0 3 7 0
Presbyterian 5 3 0 6 4 0
Mississippi Southern 3 2 0 7 4 0
Louisiana Tech 3 2 0 6 4 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 4 3 0 5 5 0
Morehead State 1 1 2 3 3 2
Wofford 2 2 1 3 4 2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 4 0 4 4 0
Tampa 2 4 0 3 6 0
Oglethorpe 2 4 0 2 6 0
Tennessee Tech 1 2 0 2 6 0
Transylvania 1 2 1 5 3 1
Stetson 2 5 1 2 5 1
Troy State 1 3 0 3 6 0
Louisiana College 1 4 2 2 5 2
Union (KY) 0 1 1 5 1 1
Centenary 0 2 0 3 7 0
Louisville 0 2 0 3 5 1
Jacksonville State 0 2 0 3 5 0
Erskine 0 5 0 1 8 0
Delta State 0 5 1 0 8 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Centre Colonels football team represented Centre College as a member the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1940 college football season. Led by third-year head coach J. Quinn Decker, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a marks of 2–0 KIAC play and 2–1 against SIAA opponents.

Key players included triple-threat halfback Jack Haddock.