LSU
SEC · 1940 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare LSU head-to-head · History & Eras
1940 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 | LOUISIANA TECH | Unranked | — | W 39–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H |  SEC | 9–2 | L 6–19 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–5–1 | W 25–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 7–3 | L 0–23 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 | MERCER | Unranked | — | W 20–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 3–6–1 | W 7–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 10–1 | L 0–28 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 10–0–1 | L 7–22 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 6–4–1 | W 21–13 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | SEC | 5–5 | W 14–0 |
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).
- Auburn +6
- Tulane +5
- Holy Cross +4
- Vanderbilt +3
- Mississippi State 0
- Tennessee -1
- Ole Miss -2
- Rice -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.600 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.