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| 1940 SCHEDULEOverall 7-2Home 3-1Away 2-1Neutral 2-0 |
| Date | Opponent / Event | Location | Time / Result | Media | |
| Sat., Oct. 5 | vs. College of the Pacific |
Notre Dame, Ind. | W, 25-7 | More | |
| Sat., Oct. 12 | vs. Georgia Tech |
Notre Dame, Ind. | W, 26-20 | More | |
| Sat., Oct. 19 | vs. Carnegie Tech | Notre Dame, Ind. | W, 61-0 | More | |
| Sat., Oct. 26 | at Illinois |
Champaign, Ill. | W, 26-0 | More | |
| Sat., Nov. 2 | vs. Army |
Bronx, N.Y. | W, 7-0 | More | |
| Sat., Nov. 9 | vs. Navy |
Baltimore, Md. | W, 13-7 | More | |
| Sat., Nov. 16 | vs. Iowa |
Notre Dame, Ind. | L, 7-0 | More | |
| Sat., Nov. 23 | at Northwestern |
Evanston, Ill. | L, 20-0 | More | |
| Sat., Dec. 7 | at USC |
Los Angeles, Calif. | W, 10-6 | More | |
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