| Year: | 1940 |
| Team: | Virginia Cavaliers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 4–5 |
| Head Coach: | Frank Murray |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Captain: | Lee McLaughlin[1] |
| Stadium: | Scott Stadium |
The 1940 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1940 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-year head coach Frank Murray and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as independents, finishing with a record of 4–5.
Virginia was ranked at No. 97 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]