The 1940 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1940, the AP selected both a first team and a second team.[1]
| Position | Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Dominic Collangelo | Style = | Newberry | |
| Marv Tommervik | Style = | Pacific Lutheran | ||
| Owen Goodnight | Style = | Hardin–Simmons | ||
| Jack Hunt | Style = | Marshall | ||
| E | June Lingerfelt | Style = | Rollins | |
| Jack Mulkey | Style = | Fresno State | ||
| T | Alex Schibanoff | Style = | Franklin & Marshall | |
| Dave Evans | Style = | Muskingum | ||
| G | Nick Kerasiotis | Style = | St. Ambrose | |
| Walter Ptak | Style = | Albion | ||
| C | Stuart Clarkson | Style = | Texas A&I |
| Position | Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Bill Glenn | Style = | Eastern Illinois State | |
| Tony Canadeo | Style = | Gonzaga | ||
| Tommy Colella | Style = | Canisius | ||
| Thurmon Jones | Style = | Abilene Christian | ||
| E | Charles Schuster | Style = | Eastern Kentucky State | |
| Russell Kaminsky | Style = | Springfield Teachers | ||
| T | Dick Noe | Style = | Colorado Mines | |
| Boyce Jones | Style = | Mississippi College | ||
| G | Melvin Long | Style = | Kansas State Teachers | |
| Herb Morelli | Style = | Redlands | ||
| C | Joe Coons | Style = | LIU |