1940 William & Mary Indians football team

1940 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–2–1 (2–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Carl M. Voyles (2nd year)
Home stadium	Cary Field

1940 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Clemson $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Duke	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
VMI	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Furman	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	1	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
VPI	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Maryland	0	–	1	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1940 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	vs. NC State	Foreman Field Norfolk, Virginia	L 0–16
September 28	at Navy*	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, Maryland	L 7–19
October 5	The Apprentice School*	Cary Field Williamsburg, Virginia	W 42–0
October 12	vs. VPI	City Stadium Richmond, Virginia	W 20–13
October 19	Hapmden–Sydney*	Cary Field Williamsburg, Virginia	W 41–0
October 26	Virginia*	Cary Field Williamsburg, Virginia	W 13–6
November 2	VMI	Cary Field Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry)	T 0–0
November 9	Randolph–Macon*	Cary Field Williamsburg, Virginia	W 46–6
November 21	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 16–0
*Non-conference game