1940 Detroit Lions season
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1940 Detroit Lions season
| 1940 Detroit Lions season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Potsy Clark |
| Home field | |
| Results | |
| Record | 5-5-1 |
| Division Place | 3rd NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1939 | 1941 |
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.
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
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| Eastern Division | Western Division |
| Brooklyn | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Chicago Cardinals |
| Philadelphia | Cleveland |
| Pittsburgh | Detroit |
| Washington | Green Bay |
| 1940 NFL Draft • NFL Championship | |
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