The 1940 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Big Ten Conference teams selected by the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) for the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season.
Ed Frutig, Michigan (AP-1, UP-1)
Dave Rankin, Purdue (AP-1, UP-1)
Charles Anderson, Ohio State (AP-2)
Archie Harris, Indiana (AP-2)
Alf Bauman, Northwestern (AP-1, UP-1)
Urban Odson, Minnestota (AP-1, UP-1)
Mike Enich, Iowa (AP-2)
Al Wistert, Michigan (AP-2)
Ralph Fritz, Michigan (AP-1, UP-1)
Joe Lokane, Northwestern (AP-1, UP-1)
Richard P. Embick, Wisconsin (AP-2)
Bill Kuusisto, Minnesota (AP-2)
Paul Hiemenz, Northwestern (AP-1, UP-1)
Claude White, Ohio State (AP-2)
Forest Evashevski, Michigan (AP-1, UP-2)
Don Scott, Ohio State (AP-2, UP-1)
Tom Harmon, Michigan (AP-1, UP-1) (1940 Heisman Trophy winner)
George Franck, Minnesota (AP-1, UP-1)
Bruce Smith, Minnesota (AP-2, UP-2)
Ollie Hahnenstein, Northwestern (AP-2, UP-2)
George Paskvan, Wisconsin (AP-1, UP-1)
Bob Westfall, Michigan (UP-2)
William C. Green, Iowa (AP-2)
AP = Associated Press, chosen by conference coaches
UP = United Press
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP
