The 1940 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1940 college football season. The Orangemen were led by fourth-year head coach Ossie Solem and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| September 27 | Clarkson | | W 33–0 | 15,000 |
| October 5 | Northwestern | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY
| L 0–40 | 22,000 |
| October 12 | at NYU | | W 47–13 | 8,000 |
| October 19 | at No. 1 Cornell | | L 6–33 | 18,000 |
| October 26 | at No. 20 Columbia | | W 3–0 | 22,000 |
| November 2 | No. 10 Georgetown | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY
| L 6–28 | 17,000 |
| November 9 | No. 16 Penn State | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)
| T 13–13 | 15,000 |
| November 16 | Colgate | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)
| L 6–7 | 25,000 |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time
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