1940 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 1940 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1940 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fifth year under head coach Gene McEver, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished in 14th place in the SoCon.

Davidson was ranked at No. 125 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.