1940 Detroit Lions season
| 1940 Detroit Lions season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Potsy Clark |
| Home field | University of Detroit Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–5–1 |
| Division place | 3rd NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
Due to a dispute between new Lions owner Fred Mandel and Detroit Tigers owner Walter Briggs, the Lions played the entire 1940 home schedule at University of Detroit Stadium.[2]
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 15, 1940 | at Chicago Cardinals | T 0–0 |
| 2 | September 22, 1940 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–7 |
| 3 | September 29, 1940 | Cleveland Rams | W 6–0 |
| 4 | October 5, 1940 | Chicago Cardinals | W 43–14 |
| 5 | October 13, 1940 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–0 |
| 6 | October 20, 1940 | at Green Bay Packers | W 23–14 |
| 7 | October 27, 1940 | Washington Redskins | L 20–14 |
| 8 | November 3, 1940 | at Cleveland Rams | L 24–0 |
| 9 | November 10, 1940 | Chicago Bears | W 17–14 |
| 10 | November 17, 1940 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 21–0 |
| 11 | November 24, 1940 | Green Bay Packers | L 50–7 |
Standings
| NFL Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6–2 | 238 | 152 | W2 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 4 | 1 | .600 | 4–3–1 | 238 | 155 | T1 | |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 4–3–1 | 138 | 153 | L1 | |
| Cleveland Rams | 4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 2–5–1 | 171 | 191 | T1 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 7 | 2 | .222 | 2–5–1 | 139 | 222 | L3 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ^ 1940 Detroit Lions
- ^ Charlie Sanders, Larry Paladino, Charlie Sanders's Tales From the Detroit Lions, 2005, p. 150.