Notre Dame
FBSI · 1940 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Pioneer Era · 6 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Notre Dame head-to-head · History & Eras
1940 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 | PACIFIC | Unranked | — | W 25–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H |  SEC | 3–7 | W 26–20 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 | Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–5 | W 61–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 1–7 | W 26–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–7–1 | W 7–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–2–1 | W 13–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 4–4 | L 0–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 6–2 | L 0–20 |
| 13 | Regular Season Final · Dec 10 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 3–4–2 | W 10–6 |
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).
- Navy +6
- Georgia Tech +3
- Carnegie Tech +3
- USC +3
- Illinois +1
- Army +1
- Northwestern -2
- Iowa -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.778 Win % · Change 2
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.