1940 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1940 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1940 record	4–6 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Thomsen (12th year)
Home stadium	Bailey Stadium

1940 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Texas A&M +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
#16 SMU +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Texas	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Rice	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
TCU	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Arkansas	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Baylor	0	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1940 college football season. In their 12th under head coach Fred Thomsen, the Razorbacks compiled a 4–6 record (1–5 against SWC opponents), finished in sixth place in the SWC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 174 to 112.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 28, 1940	Central State (OK)*	Bailey Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 38–0
October 5, 1940	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX	L 0–20
October 12, 1940	Baylor	Bailey Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 12–6
October 19, 1940	#14 Texas	Little Rock, AR	L 0–21
October 26, 1940	vs. #14 Ole Miss*	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 21–20
November 2, 1940	at #5 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 0–17
November 9, 1940	Rice	Bailey Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 7–14
November 16, 1940	at #20 SMU	Ownby Stadium • Dallas, TX	L 0–28
November 21, 1940	at #15 Fordham*	New York, New York	L 7–27
November 28, 1940	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK	W 27–21
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.