| Year: | 1940 |
| Team: | Georgetown Hoyas |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Aprank: | 13 |
| Record: | 8–2 |
| Head Coach: | Jack Hagerty |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Captain: | Game captains |
| Stadium: | Griffith Stadium |
| Bowl: | Orange Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 7–14 vs. Mississippi State |
The 1940 Georgetown Hoyas football team represented Georgetown University during the 1940 college football season. The Hoyas were led by ninth-year head coach Jack Hagerty and played their home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. The team carried into the year a two-year, 16-game unbeaten streak, which ended at 23 games after a tightly contested loss to eventual co-national champion Boston College.[1] Georgetown ended the regular season with a record of 8–1, ranked 13th in the AP Poll, the only ranked finish in Hoyas team history.[2] They were invited to the 1941 Orange Bowl, where they lost to Mississippi State, 7–14.