1940_Green_Bay_Packers_season
1940 Green Bay Packers season
NFL team season
The 1940 Green Bay Packers season was their 22nd season overall and their 20th season in the National Football League. The defending NFL champions, Green Bay finished with a 6–4–1 record under founder and head coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a second-place finish in the Western Conference.
Quick Facts Green Bay Packers season, Head coach ...
| 1940 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
| Home field | City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–4–1 |
| Division place | 2nd NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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NFL draft
Main article: 1940 NFL Draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Hal Van Every | Halfback | Minnesota |
| 3 | 24 | Lou Brock | Back | Purdue |
| 5 | 39 | Esco Sarkkinen | End | Ohio State |
| 6 | 49 | Dick Cassiano | Back | Pittsburgh |
| 7 | 59 | Millard White | Tackle | Tulane |
| 8 | 69 | George Seeman | End | Nebraska |
| 9 | 79 | J. R. Manley | Guard | Oklahoma |
| 10 | 89 | Jack Brown | Back | Purdue |
| 11 | 99 | Don Guritz | Guard | Northwestern |
| 12 | 109 | Phil Gaspar | Tackle | USC |
| 13 | 119 | Ambrose Schindler | Quarterback | USC |
| 14 | 129 | Bill Kerr | End | Notre Dame |
| 15 | 139 | Mel Brewer | Guard | Illinois |
| 16 | 149 | Ray Andrus | Back | Vanderbilt |
| 17 | 159 | Archie Kodros | Center | Michigan |
| 18 | 169 | Jim Gillette | Halfback | Virginia |
| 19 | 179 | Al Matuza | Center | Georgetown |
| 20 | 189 | Jim Reeder | Tackle | Illinois |
| 21 | 194 | Vince Eichler | Back | Cornell |
| 22 | 199 | Henry Luebcke | Tackle | Iowa |
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Main article: 1940 NFL season
Schedule
More information Week, Date ...
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||||
| 2 | September 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–20 | 1–0 | City Stadium | ||
| 3 | September 22 | Chicago Bears | L 10–41 | 1–1 | City Stadium | ||
| 4 | September 29 | Chicago Cardinals | W 31–6 | 2–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | ||
| 5 | Bye | ||||||
| 6 | October 13 | Cleveland Rams | W 31–14 | 3–1 | City Stadium | ||
| 7 | October 20 | Detroit Lions | L 14–23 | 3–2 | City Stadium | ||
| 8 | October 27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–3 | 4–2 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | ||
| 9 | November 3 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–14 | 4–3 | Wrigley Field | ||
| 10 | November 10 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 28–7 | 5–3 | Comiskey Park | ||
| 11 | November 17 | at New York Giants | L 3–7 | 5–4 | Polo Grounds | ||
| 12 | November 24 | at Detroit Lions | W 50–7 | 6–4 | Briggs Stadium | ||
| 13 | December 1 | at Cleveland Rams | T 13–13 | 6–4–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
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More information NFL Western Division, W ...
| 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 | |
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Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
More information Green Bay Packers roster ...
| Green Bay Packers roster | ||||||||
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| Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers |
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Rookies and first-year players in italics | |||||||
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