| Year: | 1940 |
| Team: | Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | SIAA |
| Record: | 4–4 |
| Conf Record: | 2–4 |
| Head Coach: | Elwin W. Midgett |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Elbert Patty, Tommy Hudson |
| Stadium: | Horace Jones Field |
| Prev: | 1939 |
The 1940 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football team represented the Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as Middle Tennessee State University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1940 college football season. Led by Elwin W. Midgett in his first season as head coach, Middle Tennessee State Teachers compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play.[1] The team's captains were Elbert Patty and Tommy Hudson.[2]