NC State
SOCON · 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
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare NC State head-to-head · History & Eras
1940 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–2–1 | W 16–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 | Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2H | IND SOCON | 5–5 | W 34–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–2–1 | L 7–26 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–4 | L 7–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H |  SEC | 10–0–1 | L 10–26 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Furman (FURMAN)H2H | IND SOCON | 5–4 | L 6–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | IND SOCON | 7–3 | L 14–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Citadel (CITADEL)H2H | IND SOCON | 4–5 | W 20–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | IND SOCON | 7–2 | L 6–42 |
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).
- William & Mary +6
- Davidson +5
- Citadel +4
- Mississippi State 0
- Clemson -2
- Duke -2
- Wake Forest -3
- North Carolina -4
- Furman -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.333 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.