| Year: | 1940 |
| Team: | Connecticut Huskies |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | New England Conference |
| Short Conf: | New England |
| Record: | 4–4 |
| Conf Record: | 1–2 |
| Head Coach: | J. Orlean Christian |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Stadium: | Gardner Dow Athletic Fields |
The 1940 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1940 college football season. The Huskies were led by seventh-year head coach J. Orlean Christian and completed the season with a record of 4–4.[1]
Connecticut was ranked at No. 315 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]