1940 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team

1940 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	1–8 (0–5 NCC)
Head coach	Casey Finnegan (12th season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field

1940 North Central Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Iowa State Teachers $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
North Dakota	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
South Dakota	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	5	–	0
Morningside	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	2	–	2
South Dakota State	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Omaha	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	3	–	2
North Dakota Agricultural	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1940 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota Agricultural College (now known as North Dakota State University) in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1940 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Casey Finnegan, the team compiled a 1–8 record (0–5 against NCC opponents) and finished in seventh place out of seven teams in the NCC. The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
	Minnesota State-Moorhead		W 13–6
	Carleton		L 7–13
	at Montana State		L 0–7
	Iowa State Teachers		L 7–13
	at Omaha		L 7–14
	North Dakota		L 0–24
	at South Dakota State		L 0–7
	at Morningside		L 13–21
	at Wichita		L 0–19