1940 Centenary Gentlemen football team

The 1940 Centenary Gentlemen football team was an American football team that represented the Centenary College of Louisiana as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jake Hanna, the team compiled a 3–7 record.

Centenary was ranked at No. 139 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.