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1940 Wiley Wildcats football team

The 1940 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Fred T. Long, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 3–5–1, with a conference record of 1–4–1, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

1940 Wiley Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–5–1 (1–4–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFair Park Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southern +5–1–08–1–0
Langston +5–1–06–3–0
Prairie View4–2–06–3–0
Texas College3–2–14–2–1
Bishop2–4–04–4–0
Wiley1–4–13–5–1
Arkansas AM&N0–6–03–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Jarvis*
W 30–05,000[1]
October 4Arkansas AM&N
  • Fair Park Stadium
  • Marshall, TX
W 7–6[2][3]
October 14vs. Prairie View
L 0–185,000[4]
October 28vs. Southern
L 0–19[5]
November 2at Samuel Huston*Austin, TXW 13–01,200[6]
November 9at Langston
L 0–14[7]
November 16at Xavier (LA)*
L 7–8[8]
November 23at Texas College
T 12–12[9]
November 30vs. Bishop
  • Fair Park Stadium
  • Marshall, TX
L 3–65,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ↑ "Wiley triumphs over Jarvis, 30–0 at CET Fair". The Marshall News Messenger. September 29, 1940. Retrieved May 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Wiley launches Conference slate". The Marshall News Messenger. October 4, 1940. Retrieved May 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Sub's conversion for Wiley gives Cats 7–6 victory". The Call. October 11, 1940. Retrieved May 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Prairie View whips Wiley". San Antonio Express. October 15, 1940. Retrieved May 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Southern negro eleven defeats Wiley Wildcats". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1940. Retrieved May 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wiley victor over Samuel Huston, 13–0". The Call. November 3, 1940. Retrieved May 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Langston makes Wiley see red 14–0". The Black Dispatch. November 16, 1940. Retrieved May 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Xavier defeats Wiley gridders by 8-to-7 margin". The Times-Picayune. November 17, 1940. Retrieved May 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Texas College, Wiley tie here". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 24, 1940. Retrieved May 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bishop wins 6–3 grid battle off Wiley Wildcats". The Marshall News Messenger. December 1, 1940. Retrieved May 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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