| Year: | 1940 |
| Team: | Lafayette Leopards |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Middle Three Conference |
| Short Conf: | Middle Three |
| Aprank: | 19 |
| Record: | 9–0 |
| Conf Record: | 2–0 |
| Head Coach: | Edward Mylin |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Captain: | George Moyer |
| Stadium: | Fisher Field |
| Champion: | Middle Three champion |
The 1940 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1940 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Edward Mylin, the team compiled a 9–0 record.[1] George Moyer was the team captain.[2] The team played home games at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Lafayette was ranked at No. 69 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]