1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1940 record	4–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Francis Schmidt
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 66,210)

1940 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Minnesota $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
#3 Michigan	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
#8 Northwestern	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Iowa	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Indiana	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Illinois	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1940 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–4 record and were outscored 99–113.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	Pittsburgh*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 30–7	52,877
October 5	Purdue		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 17–14	54,556
October 12	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	L 3–6	45,000
October 19	#7 Minnesota	#15	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 7–13	63,199
October 26	at #1 Cornell*		Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	L 7–21	34,500
November 2	Indiana		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 21–6	56,667
November 16	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	W 14–6	15,571
November 23	#7 Michigan		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	L 0–40	73,648
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

• Francis Schmidt, head coach, seventh year

1941 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Don Scott	1	9	Back	Chicago Bears
Jim Langhurst	10	89	Back	Brooklyn Dodgers
Claude White	15	132	Center	Chicago Cardinals
Jimmy Strausbaugh	20	186	Halfback	Green Bay Packers