1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season

1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
Owner	Dan Topping
Head coach	Jock Sutherland
Home field	Ebbets Field
Results
Record	8–3
Division place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 11th in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 4–6–1, winning eight games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	Bye
2	September 15	at Washington Redskins	L 17–24	0–1	Griffith Stadium
3	Bye
4	September 29	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 10–3	1–1	Forbes Field
5	October 4	Philadelphia Eagles	W 30–17	2–1	Ebbets Field
6	October 13	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 21–0	3–1	Ebbets Field
7	October 20	at Chicago Bears	L 7–16	3–2	Wrigley Field
8	October 26	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–7	4–2	Shibe Park
9	November 3	New York Giants	L 7–10	4–3	Ebbets Field
10	November 10	Washington Redskins	W 16–14	5–3	Ebbets Field
11	November 17	Cleveland Rams	W 29–14	6–3	Ebbets Field
12	November 24	Chicago Cardinals	W 14–9	7–3	Ebbets Field
13	December 1	at New York Giants	W 14–6	8–3	Polo Grounds
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins	9	2	0	.818	6–2	245	142	W1
Brooklyn Dodgers	8	3	0	.727	6–2	186	120	W4
New York Giants	6	4	1	.600	5–2–1	131	133	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	7	2	.222	1–6–1	60	178	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	1	10	0	.091	1–7	111	211	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.