1940 Washington Huskies football team

1940 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Stanford $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
#10 Washington	7	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Oregon State	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Washington State	3	–	4	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Oregon	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
USC	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	4	–	2
Montana	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
UCLA	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1940 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 7–2 record, finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, was ranked #10 in the final AP Poll, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 169 to 54. The Huskies' only two losses came to Minnesota and Stanford teams that were ranked #1 and #2, respectively, in the final AP Poll. Bill Marx was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	at Minnesota*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 14–19	46000
October 5	Idaho		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 21–0	24000
October 12	vs. Oregon		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	W 10–0	31000
October 19	#18 Oregon State	#16	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 19–0	31000
October 26	California	#16	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 7–6	25000
November 9	at #6 Stanford	#11	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 10–20	58000
November 16	USC	#17	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 14–0	27000
November 23	at UCLA	#13	Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 41–0	35000
November 30	Washington State	#12	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 33–9	25000
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.