1940 All-Southwest Conference football team

The 1940 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1940 college football season. The selectors for the 1940 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP).

Backs

 * Pete Layden, Texas (AP-1, UP-1 [hb])
 * Jim Thomason, Texas A&M (AP-1, UP-1 [hb])
 * Pres Johnston, SMU (AP-1, UP-1 [qb])
 * John Kimbrough, Texas A&M (AP-1, UP-1 [fb])
 * Bob Brumley, Rice (AP-2, UP-2 [fb])
 * Marion Pugh, Texas A&M (AP-2, UP-2 [hb])
 * Jack Crain, Texas (AP-2, UP-2 [hb])
 * William Conatser, Texas A&M (AP-2)
 * Kyle Gillespie, TCU (UP-2 [qb])

Ends

 * Jack Russell, Baylor (AP-1, UP-1)
 * James Sterling, Texas A&M (AP-1, UP-2)
 * Phil Roach, TCU (AP-2, UP-1)
 * Malcolm Kutner, Texas (AP-2)
 * Red Hickey, Arkansas (UP-2)

Tackles

 * Ernie Pannell, Texas A&M (AP-1, UP-1)
 * Fred Hartman, Rice (AP-1, UP-1)
 * Joe Pasqua, SMU (AP-2)
 * Jack Anderson, Baylor (AP-2, UP-2)
 * Chipp Routt, Texas A&M (UP-2)

Guards

 * Marshall Robnett, Texas A&M (AP-1, UP-1)
 * Bobby Sherrod, TCU (AP-1, UP-1)
 * Charles Henke, Texas A&M (AP-2, UP-2)
 * Chal Daniel, Texas (AP-2, UP-2)

Centers

 * Ken Whitlow, Rice (AP-1, UP-1)
 * Robert Nelson, Baylor (AP-2, UP-2)

Key
AP = Associated Press

UP - United Press