1940 Green Bay Packers season
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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.
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...
season was their 20th season in the National Football 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 club posted a 6-4-1 record under coach Curly Lambeau
Curly Lambeau
Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau was founder, player, and first coach of the Green Bay Packers professional American football team...
, earning them a second-place finish in the Western Conference.
NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Hal Van Every Hal Van Every Hal Van Every was an American football back in the National Football League who played 21 games for the Green Bay Packers. In 1940, the Green Bay Packers used the 9th pick in the 1st round of the 1940 NFL Draft to sign Van Every out of the University of Minnesota... |
Halfback Halfback (American football) A halfback, sometimes referred to as a tailback, is an offensive position in American football, which lines up in the backfield and generally is responsible for carrying the ball on run plays. Historically, from the 1870s through the 1950s, the halfback position was both an offensive and defensive... |
Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... |
| 3 | 24 | Lou Brock Lou Brock (American football) James Lewis Brock was an American football player. He played his entire six year career with the Green Bay Packers and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1985.- References :... |
Back | Purdue Purdue University Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and... |
| 5 | 39 | Esco Sarkkinen | End | Ohio State Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States... |
| 6 | 49 | Dick Cassiano Dick Cassiano Dick Cassiano was a halfback in the National Football League. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1940 NFL season.... |
Back | Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of... |
| 7 | 59 | Millard White | Tackle | Tulane Tulane University Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States... |
| 8 | 69 | George Seeman George Seeman George Seeman is a former player in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1940 NFL Draft and was a member of the team that season.-References:... |
End | Nebraska |
| 9 | 79 | J. R. Manley | Guard Guard (American football) In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team.... |
Oklahoma University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its... |
| 10 | 89 | Jack Brown | Back | Purdue |
| 11 | 99 | Don Guritz | Guard | Northwestern Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees.... |
| 12 | 109 | Phil Gaspar | Tackle | USC University of Southern California The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university... |
| 13 | 119 | Ambrose Schindler | Quarterback Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line... |
USC |
| 14 | 129 | Bill Kerr Bill Kerr (American football) Bill Kerr was a professional American football player. He played for the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference.... |
End | Notre Dame University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States... |
| 15 | 139 | Mel Brewer | Guard | Illinois University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system... |
| 16 | 149 | Ray Andrus | Back | Vanderbilt Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the... |
| 17 | 159 | Archie Kodros Archie Kodros -External links:... |
Center Center (American football) Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense... |
Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... |
| 18 | 169 | Jim Gillette Jim Gillette (American football) James Thomas "Jim" Gillette, Jr. was a professional American football halfback in the National Football League... |
Halfback | Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson... |
| 19 | 179 | Al Matuza Al Matuza Albert Charles "Al" Matuza was a professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the Chicago Bears .... |
Center | Georgetown Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States... |
| 20 | 189 | Jim Reeder | Tackle | Illinois |
| 21 | 194 | Vince Eichler | Back | Cornell Cornell University Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions... |
| 22 | 199 | Henry Luebcke | Tackle | Iowa University of Iowa The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees... |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 15, 1940 | 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 27-20 |
| 2 | September 22, 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... |
L 41-10 |
| 3 | September 29, 1940 | Chicago Cardinals | W 31-6 |
| 4 | October 13, 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 31-14 |
| 5 | October 20, 1940 | 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... |
L 23-14 |
| 6 | October 27, 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... |
W 24-3 |
| 7 | November 3, 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 14-7 |
| 8 | November 10, 1940 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 28-7 |
| 9 | November 17, 1940 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 7-3 |
| 10 | November 24, 1940 | at 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... |
W 50-7 |
| 11 | December 1, 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... |
T 13-13 |
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 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .600 | 238 | 155 | T-1 |
| Detroit Lions 1940 Detroit Lions season 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.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
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 |
Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
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Offensive Linemen
Charley Brock Charles Jacob "Charley" Brock was an American football center and linebacker.-External links:... Charles Goldenberg Charles R. "Buckets" Goldenberg was an American football player. He is often credited as the originator of the draw play.... Tom Greenfield Thomas Guy Greenfield was a professional American football center/linebacker in the National Football League. Greenfield, who was born in Glendale, Arizona, played for the Green Bay Packers from 1939–1941. He was named to the Pro Bowl after the Packers won the championship in 1939. He played... Howard Johnson (American football) Howard White "Smiley" Johnson was a professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played the 1937, 1938 and 1939 college football seasons at the University of Georgia before joining the Green Bay Packers for the seasons. He joined the U.S... Bill Lee (American football) William E. Lee, Sr. was an American football player.... Russ Letlow Russ Letlow was a football guard who was chosen by the Green Bay Packers as their first-round draft pick in the inaugural 1936 NFL Draft... Lou Midler Louis Thomas "Lou" Midler was a player in the National Football League.-Career:Midler was drafted in the fifth round of the 1938 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates and later played with the team during the 1939 NFL season... Baby Ray Buford "Baby" Ray was an American football player who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers from 1938 to 1948.... Charles Schultz (American football) Charles William Schultz was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Schultz played collegiate ball for the University of Minnesota before being drafted by the Packers in the 20th round of the 1939 NFL Draft... Champ Seibold Champ C. Seibold was a professional American football player who played offensive lineman for seven seasons for the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers.related to quinn esslinger... George Svendsen George Peter Svendsen was an American football player. He also played one season for the Oshkosh All-Stars of the National Basketball League.-External links:* @ databasefootball.com... Pete Tinsley Elijah Pope Tinsley was a professional football player, born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, who played offensive tackle for eight seasons for the Green Bay Packers. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1979.... Gust Zarnas Gustave Constantine Zarnas was a former college football All-American and professional football player.... Defensive Linemen
Rookies and first-year players in italics |
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