1940 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1940 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1940 record	3–5 (2–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo McMillin
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 20,000)

1940 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Minnesota $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
#3 Michigan	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
#8 Northwestern	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Iowa	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Indiana	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Illinois	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1940 college football season. The participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bo McMillin, in his seventh year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 5		Texas*		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		L 6–13	-
October 12		at Nebraska*		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		L 7–13	-
October 19		#20 Iowa		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		W 10–6	-
October 26		at #7 Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		L 7–20	-
November 2		at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 6–21	56,667
November 9		Michigan State*		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)		W 20–0	-
November 16		at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		L 10–27	-
November 23		at Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 3–0	-
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

1941 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Eddie Rucinski	End	6	49	Brooklyn Dodgers
Emil Uremovich	Tackle	11	93	Pittsburgh Steelers
Harold Hursh	Back	19	174	Cleveland Rams