| Year: | 1940 |
| Team: | Cornell Big Red |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Aprank: | 15 |
| Record: | 6–2 |
| Head Coach: | Carl Snavely |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Scheme: | Single-wing |
| Captain: | Walter Matuszczak |
| Stadium: | Schoellkopf Field |
The 1940 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1940 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Carl Snavely, the Big Red compiled a 6–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 201 to 38.[1] [2]
Cornell was ranked at No. 7 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]