1940 Manhattan Jaspers football team

The 1940 Manhattan Jaspers football team was an American football team that represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its third season under head coach Herb Kopf, the team compiled a 3–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 165 to 155.

Manhattan was ranked at No. 73 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.