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1940 Green Bay Packers season

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1940 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachCurly Lambeau
Home fieldCity Stadium
Marquette Stadium
Results
Record6-4-1
Division place2nd NFL Western
Playoff finishdid not qualify

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.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 15, 1940 Philadelphia Eagles W 27-20
2 September 22, 1940 Chicago Bears L 41-10
3 September 29, 1940 Chicago Cardinals W 31-6
4 October 13, 1940 Cleveland Rams W 31-14
5 October 20, 1940 Detroit Lions L 23-14
6 October 27, 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24-3
7 November 3, 1940 at Chicago Bears L 14-7
8 November 10, 1940 at Chicago Cardinals W 28-7
9 November 17, 1940 at New York Giants L 7-3
10 November 24, 1940 at Detroit Lions W 50-7
11 December 1, 1940 at Cleveland Rams T 13-13

Standings

NFL Western
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 8 3 0 .727 238 152 W-2
Green Bay Packers 6 4 1 .600 238 155 T-1
Detroit Lions 5 5 1 .500 138 153 L-1
Cleveland Rams 4 6 1 .400 171 191 T-1
Chicago Cardinals 2 7 2 .222 139 222 L-3

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen DE

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams Rookies and first-year players in italics

Awards, records and honors

References