| Year: | 1940 |
| Team: | Syracuse Orangemen |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 3–4–1 |
| Head Coach: | Ossie Solem |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Captain: | Richard Banger[1] |
| Stadium: | Archbold Stadium |
The 1940 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1940 college football season. The Orangemen were led by fourth-year head coach Ossie Solem.
Syracuse was ranked at No. 65 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]
The team played its home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York.