The 1940 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1940 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fifth year under head coach Gene McEver, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished in 14th place in the SoCon.^[1]

Davidson was ranked at No. 125 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Rollins*	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	W 19–7		[3]
September 28	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 0–34		[4]
October 5	vs. North Carolina	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 7–27	5,000	[5]
October 12	vs. VMI	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC	L 7–13	7,000	[6]
October 19	Sewanee*	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	W 27–20	6,000	[7]
October 26	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 7–40	6,000	[8]
November 2	Centre*	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	W 27–12	5,000	[9]
November 9	at No. 12 Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 13–46	5,000	[10]
November 16	Hampden–Sydney*	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	W 26–0	1,500	[11]
November 30	vs. The Citadel	Legion Stadium Wilmington, NC	W 20–6	5,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game