Boston College
FBSI · 1940 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Boston College head-to-head · History & Eras
1940 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 | CENTRE | Unranked | — | W 40–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H |  SEC | 5–5 | W 27–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–4–1 | W 33–20 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Idaho (IDAHO)H2H |  PAC | 1–7–1 | W 60–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 | ST. ANSELM | Unranked | — | W 55–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Manhattan (MANHATTAN)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–6 | W 25–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY | Unranked | — | W 21–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–2 | W 19–18 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 6–4–1 | W 33–7 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–5–1 | W 7–0 |
| 16 | Final · Jan 7 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 10–1 | W 19–13 |
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).
- Tennessee +10
- Georgetown +8
- Auburn +6
- Tulane +5
- Temple +4
- Holy Cross +4
- Manhattan +3
- Idaho +1
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
1.000 Win % · Change 1
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.