Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).
They finished the season with a record of nine wins, two losses and one tie (9–2–1, 1–1–1 CCAA).
The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 132–52 for the season, including six shutouts and holding the other team to less than 10 points in 10 of 12 games.
126 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.
[1] [14] The following Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1941 NFL draft.