1940 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1940 record | 7–2 |
| Head coach | Elmer Layden (7th year) |
| Captain | Milt Piepul |
| Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium |
The 1940 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1940 college football season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| October 5 | Pacific (CA) | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | W 25–7 | 22,670 | |||||
| October 12 | Georgia Tech | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | W 26–20 | 32,492 | |||||
| October 19 | Carnegie Tech | #6 | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | W 61–0 | 29,515 | ||||
| October 26 | at Illinois | #2 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 26–0 | 68,578 | ||||
| November 2 | vs. Army | #2 | Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Rivalry) | W 7–0 | 75,474 | ||||
| November 9 | vs. Navy | #7 | Municipal Stadium • Baltimore, MD (Rivalry) | W 13–7 | 61,579 | ||||
| November 16 | Iowa | #7 | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | L 0–7 | 45,960 | ||||
| November 23 | at #10 Northwestern | #14 | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Rivalry) | L 0–20 | 46,273 | ||||
| December 7 | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry) | W 10–6 | 85,808 | |||||
 Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
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