The 1940 Washington University Bears football teamrepresented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Frank Loebs, the Bears compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing sixth in the MVC. Washington University played home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5		Maryville (MO)*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 6–7	3,500	[1][2]
October 12	2:30 p.m.	Washburn	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 28–20	3,000	[3][4]
October 19	2:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma A&M	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 12–53	7,000	[5][6][7]
October 26	2:30 p.m.	Butler*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 27–19	5,000	[8][9][10]
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Centenary*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 14–19	3,000	[11][12][13][14]
November 9	2:00 p.m.	VMI*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 13–20	2,500	[15][16]
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Drake	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 14–20	4,000	[17][18][19]
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Missouri Mines*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 12–0	1,800	[20][21][22][23]
November 30	2:00 p.m.	at Saint Louis	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 0–3	11,050	[24][25][26]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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