1940 Southern Jaguars football team

1940 Southern Jaguars football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–1 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1940 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southern + 5 1 0 8 1 0
Langston + 5 1 0 6 3 0
Prairie View 4 2 0 6 3 0
Texas College 3 2 1 4 2 1
Bishop 2 4 0 4 4 0
Wiley 1 4 1 3 5 1
Arkansas AM&N 0 6 0 3 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1940 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by Ace Mumford in his fifth season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 8–1, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion.