| Year: | 1940 |
| Team: | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 4–4 |
| Conf Record: | 3–3 |
| Head Coach: | Harry Stuhldreher |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Mvp: | George Paskvan |
| Captain: | John Tennant |
| Stadium: | Camp Randall Stadium |
The 1940 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 4–4 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his fifth year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1] [2]
Fullback George Paskvan was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a second-team player, and by the United Press (UP) as a third-team player, on the 1940 College Football All-America Team.[3] [4] He was also selected by both the AP and UP as a first-team player on the 1940 All-Big Ten Conference football team,[5] [6] and as Wisconsin's most valuable player.[7] John Tennant was the team captain.[8]
Wisconsin was ranked at No. 27 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[9]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium which was expanded to a capacity of 45,000 for the 1940 season.[10] During the 1940 season, the average attendance at home games was 26,277.[11]