1940 West Tennessee State Teachers Tigers football team

The 1940 West Tennessee State Teachers Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis), as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1940 college football season. In their second season under head coach Cecil C. Humphreys, West Tennessee State Teachers compiled a 5–5 record.

West Tennessee was ranked at No. 285 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.