<page_title> 1940 Big Ten Conference football season </page_title> <section_title> Results and team statistics </section_title> <table> <cell> 3 <col_header> Conf. Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> Northwestern <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> <cell> Pappy Waldorf <col_header> Head coach </col_header> </cell> <cell> #8 <col_header> AP final </col_header> </cell> <cell> 6–2 <col_header> Overall record </col_header> </cell> </table>
Northwestern under head coach Pappy Waldorf, finished in third place in the Big Ten with a 6–2 record and was No. 8 in the final AP.