| Year: | 1940 |
| Team: | NC State Wolfpack |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 3–6 |
| Conf Record: | 3–5 |
| Head Coach: | Williams Newton |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Riddick Stadium |
The 1940 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1940 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Williams Newton, the team compiled a 3–6 record (3–5 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 161 to 120.[1] [2]
NC State was ranked at No. 83 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]