Ohio State
B10 · 1940 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 20 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ohio State head-to-head · History & Eras
1940 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–4–1 | W 30–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 2–6 | W 17–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 6–2 | L 3–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 8–0 | L 7–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Cornell (CORNELL)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–2 | L 7–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 3–5 | W 21–6 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 1–7 | W 14–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 7–1 | L 0–40 |
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).
- Pittsburgh +3
- Indiana +3
- Purdue +2
- Illinois +1
- Minnesota 0
- Michigan -1
- Northwestern -2
- Cornell -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 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.