Claim: The 1940 Michigan State Spartans football team was undefeated in the 1940 college football season.
Evidence: at Michigan L 14–21 at Temple L 19–21 Purdue W 20–7 Santa Clara T 0–0 Kansas State W 32–0 at Indiana L 0–20 at Marquette L 6–7 West Virginia W 17–0