Record: 4-4, .500 W-L% (61st of 121)
Conference: Western
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Francis Schmidt (4-4)
PS/G: 12.4 (81st of 121) ▪ PA/G: 14.1 (85th of 121)
SRS: 15.95 (14th of 121) ▪ SOS: 15.82 (2nd of 121)
| 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | Final |
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| 15 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 28, 1940 | Sat | Ohio State | Pittsburgh | Ind | W | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Oct 5, 1940 | Sat | Ohio State | Purdue | Western | W | 17 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Oct 12, 1940 | Sat | Ohio State | @ | Northwestern | Western | L | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Oct 19, 1940 | Sat | (15) Ohio State | (7) Minnesota | Western | L | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 5 | Oct 26, 1940 | Sat | Ohio State | @ | (1) Cornell | Ind | L | 7 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L 3 | |
| 6 | Nov 2, 1940 | Sat | Ohio State | Indiana | Western | W | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Nov 16, 1940 | Sat | Ohio State | @ | Illinois | Western | W | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 8 | Nov 23, 1940 | Sat | Ohio State | (7) Michigan | Western | L | 0 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 0 | L 1 |