1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season

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1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
OwnerDan Topping
Head coachJock Sutherland
Home fieldEbbets Field
Results
Record8–3
Division place2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid 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.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.

Schedule[edit]

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[edit]

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.

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