| Year: | 1940 |
| Team: | Rutgers Queensmen |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Middle Three Conference |
| Short Conf: | Middle Three |
| Record: | 5–3 |
| Conf Record: | 1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Harvey Harman |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Captain: | Milton Nelson |
| Stadium: | Rutgers Stadium |
The 1940 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1940 college football season. In their third season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents 211 to 56.[1]
Rutgers was ranked at No. 100 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]