| Year: | 1940 |
| Team: | Howard Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Dixie Conference |
| Short Conf: | Dixie |
| Record: | 4–5 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1 |
| Head Coach: | William C. White |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Legion Field |
The 1940 Howard Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their first year under head coach William C. White, the team compiled a 4–5 record.