1940 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1940 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Minnesota $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
No. 3 Michigan	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
No. 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

October 5Marquette*

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

W 33–19 October 12at Iowa

• Iowa Stadium
• Iowa City, IA

L 12–30 October 19No. 4 Northwestern

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

L 7–27 October 26at Purdue

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

W 14–13 November 2Illinois

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

W 13–6 November 9at Columbia*

• Baker Field
• New York, NY

L 6–7 November 16Indiana

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

W 27–10 November 23No. 1 Minnesota

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI (Slab of Bacon)

L 13–22