West Virginia
FBSI · 1940 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare West Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras
1940 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 | WESTMINSTER (PENNSYLVANIA) | Unranked | — | W 47–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Fordham (FORDHAM)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–2 | L 7–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–1–1 | L 13–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 | WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN | Unranked | — | W 32–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–3–1 | L 0–19 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 | Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)H2H | IND SOCON | 2–7–1 | W 12–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 | CINCINNATI | Unranked | — | T 7–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 5–3–2 | W 9–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–4–1 | L 0–17 |
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).
- Kentucky +5
- Washington & LEE +2
- Penn State -1
- Fordham -2
- George Washington -3
- Michigan State -4
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 % · 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.