1940 Detroit Lions season
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The 1940
Detroit Lions
season was their 11th in the league
. The team failed to improve on their previous season
's output of 6-5, winning only five games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
1940 NFL season
The 1940 NFL season was the 21st regular season of the National Football League. The season ended when the Chicago Bears defeated the Washington Redskins in the NFL Championship Game, 73–0. This game still stands as the most one-sided victory in NFL history...
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
season was their 11th in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team failed to improve on their previous season
1939 Detroit Lions season
The 1939 Detroit Lions season was their tenth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7-4, winning only six games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...
's output of 6-5, winning only five games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 15, 1940 | at Chicago Cardinals | T 0-0 |
| 2 | September 22, 1940 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 10-7 |
| 3 | September 29, 1940 | Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League... |
W 6-0 |
| 4 | October 5, 1940 | Chicago Cardinals | W 43-14 |
| 5 | October 13, 1940 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 7-0 |
| 6 | October 20, 1940 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 23-14 |
| 7 | October 27, 1940 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 20-14 |
| 8 | November 3, 1940 | at Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League... |
L 24-0 |
| 9 | November 10, 1940 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 17-14 |
| 10 | November 17, 1940 | at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 21-0 |
| 11 | November 24, 1940 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 50-7 |
Standings
| NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Bears 1940 Chicago Bears season The 1940 Chicago Bears season was their 21st regular season and 5th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 8-3 record under head coach George Halas. Behind NFL greats Sid Luckman and Bronko Nagurski the club rode to a 8-3 record and berth in the NFL Championship... |
8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 238 | 152 | W-2 |
| Green Bay Packers 1940 Green Bay Packers season The 1940 Green Bay Packers season was their 20th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 6-4-1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a second-place finish in the Western Conference.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:... |
6 | 4 | 1 | .600 | 238 | 155 | T-1 |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 138 | 153 | L-1 |
| Cleveland Rams 1940 Cleveland Rams season The 1940 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's fourth year with the National Football League and the fifth season in Cleveland.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:*... |
4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 171 | 191 | T-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals 1940 Chicago Cardinals season The 1940 Chicago Cardinals season was their 21st in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1-10, winning two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 15th consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
2 | 7 | 2 | .222 | 139 | 222 | L-3 |