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1940 Green Bay Packers season
NFL team season
NFL team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Green Bay Packers |
| year | 1940 |
| record | 6–4–1 |
| division_place | 2nd NFL Western |
| coach | Curly Lambeau |
| stadium | City Stadium |
| Wisconsin State Fair Park | |
| playoffs | Did not qualify |
| shortnavlink | Packers seasons |
Wisconsin State Fair Park The 1940 Green Bay Packers season marked the franchise's 22nd season overall and their 20th year in the National Football League (NFL). In a scheduling idiosyncrasy, the Packers began 1940 playing six consecutive home games before finishing on the road for the last five contests of the season. The defending NFL champions, Green Bay finished with a 6–4–1 record under founder and head coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a second-place finish in the Western Conference.
Offseason
NFL draft
Main article: 1940 NFL draft
| Green Bay Packers 37thru49}};" | Round | Green Bay Packers 37thru49}};" | Pick | Green Bay Packers 37thru49}};" | Player | Green Bay Packers 37thru49}};" | Position | Green Bay Packers 37thru49}};" | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Hal Van Every | Halfback | Minnesota | |||||
| 3 | 24 | Lou Brock | Back | Purdue | |||||
| 5 | 39 | Esco Sarkkinen | End | Ohio State | |||||
| 6 | 49 | Dick Cassiano | Back | Pittsburgh | |||||
| 7 | 59 | Millard White | Tackle | Tulane | |||||
| 8 | 69 | George Seeman | End | Nebraska | |||||
| 9 | 79 | J. R. Manley | Guard | Oklahoma | |||||
| 10 | 89 | Jack Brown | Back | Purdue | |||||
| 11 | 99 | Don Guritz | Guard | Northwestern | |||||
| 12 | 109 | Phil Gaspar | Tackle | USC | |||||
| 13 | 119 | Ambrose Schindler | Quarterback | USC | |||||
| 14 | 129 | Bill Kerr | End | Notre Dame | |||||
| 15 | 139 | Mel Brewer | Guard | Illinois | |||||
| 16 | 149 | Ray Andrus | Back | Vanderbilt | |||||
| 17 | 159 | Archie Kodros | Center | Michigan | |||||
| 18 | 169 | Jim Gillette | Halfback | Virginia | |||||
| 19 | 179 | Al Matuza | Center | Georgetown | |||||
| 20 | 189 | Jim Reeder | Tackle | Illinois | |||||
| 21 | 194 | Vince Eichler | Back | Cornell | |||||
| 22 | 199 | Henry Luebcke | Tackle | Iowa |
Regular season
Main article: 1940 NFL season
Schedule
| Green Bay Packers | year=1940 | border=2}}" | Game | Green Bay Packers | year=1940 | border=2}}" | Date | Green Bay Packers | year=1940 | border=2}}" | Opponent | Green Bay Packers | year=1940 | border=2}}" | Result | Green Bay Packers | year=1940 | border=2}}" | Record | Green Bay Packers | year=1940 | border=2}}" | Venue | Green Bay Packers | year=1940 | border=2}}" | Attendance | Green Bay Packers | year=1940 | border=2}}" | Recap | Green Bay Packers | year=1940 | border=2}}" | Sources | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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| September 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–20 | 1–0 | City Stadium | 11,657 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 22 | Chicago Bears | L 10–41 | 1–1 | City Stadium | 22,557 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 29 | Chicago Cardinals | W 31–6 | 2–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 20,234 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| October 13 | Cleveland Rams | W 31–14 | 3–1 | City Stadium | 16,299 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 20 | Detroit Lions | L 14–23 | 3–2 | City Stadium | 21,001 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–3 | 4–2 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 13,703 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 3 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–14 | 4–3 | Wrigley Field | 45,434 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 10 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 28–7 | 5–3 | Comiskey Park | 11,364 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 17 | at New York Giants | L 3–7 | 5–4 | Polo Grounds | 28,262 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 24 | at Detroit Lions | W 50–7 | 6–4 | University of Detroit Stadium | 26,019 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1 | at Cleveland Rams | T 13–13 | 6–4–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 16,249 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
Roster
| Green Bay Packers 37thru49 | border=2}};" | 1940 Green Bay Packers final roster |
|---|---|---|
| Backs |
References
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