1940_New_York_Giants_season
1940 New York Giants season
NFL team 16th season
The 1940 New York Giants season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League.
This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1940, see 1940 New York Giants (MLB) season.
Quick Facts New York Giants season, Head coach ...
| 1940 New York Giants season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Steve Owen |
| Home field | Polo Grounds |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–4–1 |
| Division place | 3rd NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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More information Week, Date ...
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||||
| 2 | September 15 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | T 10–10 | 0–0–1 | Forbes Field | Recap | |
| 3 | September 22 | at Washington Redskins | L 7–21 | 0–1–1 | Griffith Stadium | Recap | |
| 4 | September 28 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 20–14 | 1–1–1 | Shibe Park | Recap | |
| 5 | Bye | ||||||
| 6 | October 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–7 | 2–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 7 | October 20 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 12–0 | 3–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 8 | October 27 | Chicago Bears | L 21–37 | 3–2–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 9 | November 3 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 10–7 | 4–2–1 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
| 10 | November 10 | Cleveland Rams | L 0–13 | 4–3–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 11 | November 17 | Green Bay Packers | W 7–3 | 5–3–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 12 | November 24 | Washington Redskins | W 21–7 | 6–3–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 13 | December 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L 6–14 | 6–4–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
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More information NFL Eastern Division, W ...
| 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 | |
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Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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