1940 Xavier Musketeers football team

1940 Xavier Musketeers football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3
Head coach	Clem Crowe (6th season)
Home stadium	Xavier Stadium

1940 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wayne			–					4	–	1	–	3
Detroit			–					7	–	2	–	0
Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	0
Xavier			–					7	–	3	–	0
Ohio			–					5	–	2	–	2
Dayton			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					5	–	3	–	1
Wichita			–					6	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan			–					4	–	3	–	1
Marquette			–					4	–	4	–	0
Michigan State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan			–					2	–	4	–	3
Akron			–					2	–	5	–	2
Western State Teachers (MI)			–					2	–	5	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					1	–	5	–	1
Miami (OH)			–					0	–	7	–	1

The 1940 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Clem Crowe, the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 105 to 82. The team played its home games at Xavier Stadium in Cincinnati.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 20	Georgetown (KY)	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 20–0
September 27	Kentucky	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–13
October 6	Saint Joseph's (IN)	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 19–6
October 12	at Butler	Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	W 13–6
October 20	Saint Vincent (PA)	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 15–3
October 27	John Carroll	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 20–0
November 2	Ohio Wesleyan	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 12–0
November 9	at Dayton	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	L 0–13
November 16	at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 0–41
November 21	Ohio	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 6–0