Baylor
SWC · 1940 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 3 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Baylor head-to-head · History & Eras
1940 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 | NORTH TEXAS | Unranked | — | W 27–20 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Denver (DENVER)H2H | IND SKY | 6–2–1 | W 14–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 4–6 | L 6–12 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–5 | W 7–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 9–1 | L 7–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 3–7 | L 12–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 8–2 | L 0–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND MVC | 7–3 | W 20–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 8–1–1 | L 4–7 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 7–3 | L 12–21 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Tulsa +7
- Denver +6
- Villanova +4
- Texas A&M -1
- SMU -1
- Texas -2
- Rice -3
- Arkansas -6
- TCU -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.400 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.