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The 1940 Tennessee Volunteers represented the University of Tennessee in the 1940 season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland in his fourteenth year and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1 overall 5–0 in the SEC) as SEC Champions and with a loss against Boston College in the 1941 Sugar Bowl.