1940 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1940 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1940 record	3–5 (2–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo McMillin (7th season)
MVP	Dwight Gahm
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 20,000)
Seasons

1940 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Minnesota †	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
#3 Michigan	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
#8 Northwestern	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Iowa	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Indiana	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Illinois	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. The participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bo McMillin, in his seventh year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 5	Texas*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana	L 6–13	-
October 12	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska	L 7–13	-
October 19	No. 20 Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana	W 10–6	-
October 26	at No. 7 Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	L 7–20	-
November 2	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio	L 6–21	56,667
November 9	Michigan State*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana (Old Brass Spittoon)	W 20–0	-
November 16	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin	L 10–27	-
November 23	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 3–0	-
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1941 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Eddie Rucinski	End	6	49	Brooklyn Dodgers
Emil Uremovich	Tackle	11	93	Pittsburgh Steelers
Harold Hursh	Back	19	174	Cleveland Rams