1940 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1940 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1940 record	4–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harry Stuhldreher (5th season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
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 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1940 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
October 5*		Marquette		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 33–19
October 12		at Iowa		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 12–30
October 19		#4 Northwestern		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 7–27
October 26		at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 14–13
November 2†		Illinois		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 13–6
November 9*		at Columbia		Baker Field • New York, NY	L 6–7
November 16		Indiana		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 27–10
November 23		#1 Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Slab of Bacon)	L 13–22
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. All times are in Central Time.