American college football season
The 1940 Louisiana Normal Tigers football team represented Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Grambling State University —as a member of the Bi-State Conference during the 1940 college football season . In their third and final season under head coach Emory Hines , the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–4–2 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing third in the Bi-State.[ 1]
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References
^ Dixon, R. E. (November 30, 1940). "Sport-O-Graph" . The Black Dispatch . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma . p. 8. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bishop Tigers Need Linemen" . The Call . Kansas City, Missouri . September 20, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Louisiana Normal Hold Bishop 6-0" . The Black Dispatch . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma . October 5, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Arkansas State Bounces Back To Victory" . The Call . Kansas City, Missouri . October 4, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bulldogs Crash Win Column Over La. Normal" . The Call . Kansas City, Missouri . October 18, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Skipper's Southwest Sports Graph" . The Phoenix Index . Phoenix, Arizona . October 19, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Negro State Fair Ends at Grambling" . Shreveport Journal . Shreveport, Louisiana . October 21, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Other Negro Scores" . The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky . October 20, 1940. p. 7, section 5. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Play Louisiana Team" . The Waco News-Tribune . Waco, Texas . October 25, 1940. p. 16. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Dixon, R. E. (November 1, 1940). "Sportograph; Louisiana Normal Wins Second In Row" . The Call . Kansas City, Missouri . p. 8. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Dixon, R. E. (November 8, 1940). "Sportograph" . The Call . Kansas City, Missouri . p. 12. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tillotson College Beats Louisiana Normal, 6-2" . The Austin American . Austin, Texas . November 9, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ McKibben, Sam (November 15, 1940). "Tillotson Blast La. Normal In Fight For Bi-State Lead" . The Call . Kansas City, Missouri . p. 12. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Dixon, R. E. (November 29, 1940). "Sportograph" . The Call . Kansas City, Missouri . p. 10. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tougaloo in Tie" . Times-Herald . Washington, D.C. December 1, 1940. p. 2B. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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