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The '''1940 [[Green Bay Packers]] season''' was their 22nd season overall and their 20th season in the [[National Football League]]. The team finished with a 6–4–1 record under coach [[Curly Lambeau]], earning them a second-place finish in the Western Conference.
The '''1940 Green Bay Packers season''' marked the franchise's 22nd season overall and their 20th year in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). In a scheduling idiosyncrasy, the Packers began 1940 playing six consecutive home games before finishing on the road for the last five contests of the season. The [[1939 NFL Championship Game|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.


==Offseason==
==Offseason==


===NFL Draft===
===NFL draft===
{{main|1940 NFL Draft}}
{{main|1940 NFL draft}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers 37thru49}};" width="7%"|Round
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers 37thru49}};" |Round
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers 37thru49}};" width="7%"|Pick
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers 37thru49}};" |Pick
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers 37thru49}};" width="20%"|Player
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers 37thru49}};" |Player
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers 37thru49}};" width="15%"|Position
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers 37thru49}};" |Position
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers 37thru49}};" width="20%"|School/club team
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers 37thru49}};" |School/club team
|-
|-
|1||9||[[Hal Van Every]]||[[Halfback (American football)|Halfback]]||[[University of Minnesota|Minnesota]]
|style="text-align: center;" |1||style="text-align: center;" |9||[[Hal Van Every]]||[[Halfback (American football)|Halfback]]||[[University of Minnesota|Minnesota]]
|-
|-
|3||24||[[Lou Brock (American football)|Lou Brock]]||Back||[[Purdue University|Purdue]]
|style="text-align: center;" |3||style="text-align: center;" |24||[[Lou Brock (American football)|Lou Brock]]||Back||[[Purdue University|Purdue]]
|-
|-
|5||39||Esco Sarkkinen||End||[[Ohio State University|Ohio State]]
|style="text-align: center;" |5||style="text-align: center;" |39||Esco Sarkkinen||End||[[Ohio State University|Ohio State]]
|-
|-
|6||49||[[Dick Cassiano]]||Back||[[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]]
|style="text-align: center;" |6||style="text-align: center;" |49||[[Dick Cassiano]]||Back||[[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]]
|-
|-
|7||59||Millard White||Tackle||[[Tulane University|Tulane]]
|style="text-align: center;" |7||style="text-align: center;" |59||Millard White||Tackle||[[Tulane University|Tulane]]
|-
|-
|8||69||[[George Seeman]]||End||[[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|Nebraska]]
|style="text-align: center;" |8||style="text-align: center;" |69||[[George Seeman]]||End||[[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|Nebraska]]
|-
|-
|9||79||J. R. Manley||[[Guard (American football)|Guard]]||[[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]
|style="text-align: center;" |9||style="text-align: center;" |79||J. R. Manley||[[Guard (American football)|Guard]]||[[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]
|-
|-
|10||89||Jack Brown||Back||Purdue
|style="text-align: center;" |10||style="text-align: center;" |89||Jack Brown||Back||Purdue
|-
|-
|11||99||Don Guritz||Guard||[[Northwestern University|Northwestern]]
|style="text-align: center;" |11||style="text-align: center;" |99||Don Guritz||Guard||[[Northwestern University|Northwestern]]
|-
|-
|12||109||Phil Gaspar||Tackle||[[University of Southern California|USC]]
|style="text-align: center;" |12||style="text-align: center;" |109||Phil Gaspar||Tackle||[[University of Southern California|USC]]
|-
|-
|13||119||[[Ambrose Schindler]]||[[Quarterback]]||USC
|style="text-align: center;" |13||style="text-align: center;" |119||[[Ambrose Schindler]]||[[Quarterback]]||USC
|-
|-
|14||129||[[Bill Kerr (American football)|Bill Kerr]]||End||[[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]
|style="text-align: center;" |14||style="text-align: center;" |129||[[Bill Kerr (American football)|Bill Kerr]]||End||[[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]
|-
|-
|15||139||Mel Brewer||Guard||[[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|Illinois]]
|style="text-align: center;" |15||style="text-align: center;" |139||Mel Brewer||Guard||[[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|Illinois]]
|-
|-
|16||149||Ray Andrus||Back||[[Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt]]
|style="text-align: center;" |16||style="text-align: center;" |149||Ray Andrus||Back||[[Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt]]
|-
|-
|17||159||[[Archie Kodros]]||[[Center (American football)|Center]]||[[University of Michigan|Michigan]]
|style="text-align: center;" |17||style="text-align: center;" |159||[[Archie Kodros]]||[[Center (American football)|Center]]||[[University of Michigan|Michigan]]
|-
|-
|18||169||[[Jim Gillette (American football)|Jim Gillette]]||Halfback||[[University of Virginia|Virginia]]
|style="text-align: center;" |18||style="text-align: center;" |169||[[Jim Gillette (American football)|Jim Gillette]]||Halfback||[[University of Virginia|Virginia]]
|-
|-
|19||179||[[Al Matuza]]||Center||[[Georgetown University|Georgetown]]
|style="text-align: center;" |19||style="text-align: center;" |179||[[Al Matuza]]||Center||[[Georgetown University|Georgetown]]
|-
|-
|20||189||Jim Reeder||Tackle||Illinois
|style="text-align: center;" |20||style="text-align: center;" |189||Jim Reeder||Tackle||Illinois
|-
|-
|21||194||Vince Eichler||Back||[[Cornell University|Cornell]]
|style="text-align: center;" |21||style="text-align: center;" |194||Vince Eichler||Back||[[Cornell University|Cornell]]
|-
|-
|22||199||Henry Luebcke||Tackle||[[University of Iowa|Iowa]]
|style="text-align: center;" |22||style="text-align: center;" |199||Henry Luebcke||Tackle||[[University of Iowa|Iowa]]
|}
|}


==Regular season==
==Regular season==
{{main|1940 NFL season}}

===Schedule===
===Schedule===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1940|border=2}}"| Game
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1940|border=2}}"| Date
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1940|border=2}}"| Opponent
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1940|border=2}}"| Result
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1940|border=2}}"| Record
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1940|border=2}}"| Venue
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1940|border=2}}"| Attendance
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1940|border=2}}"| Recap
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1940|border=2}}"| Sources
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 1
| September 15
| [[1940 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]
| '''W''' 27–20
| 1–0
| [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]]
| 11,657
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194009150gnb.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 2
| September 22
| '''[[1940 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]'''
| '''L''' 10–41
| 1–1
| [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]]
| 22,557
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194009220gnb.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 3
| September 29
| '''[[1940 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]]'''
| '''W''' 31–6
| 2–1
| [[Wisconsin State Fair Park]]
| 20,234
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194009290gnb.htm Recap]
|
|-
! —
| colspan="6" | ''[[Bye (sports)|Bye]]''
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 4
| October 13
| '''[[1940 Cleveland Rams season|Cleveland Rams]]'''
| '''W''' 31–14
| 3–1
| [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]]
| 16,299
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194010130gnb.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 5
| October 20
| '''[[1940 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]'''
| '''L''' 14–23
| 3–2
| [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]]
| 21,001
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194010200gnb.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 6
| October 27
| [[1940 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| '''W''' 24–3
| 4–2
| [[Wisconsin State Fair Park]]
| 13,703
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194010270gnb.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 7
| November 3
| at '''[[1940 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]'''
| '''L''' 7–14
| 4–3
| [[Wrigley Field]]
| 45,434
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194011030chi.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 8
| November 10
| at '''[[1940 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]]'''
| '''W''' 28–7
| 5–3
| [[Comiskey Park]]
| 11,364
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194011100crd.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 9
| November 17
| at [[1940 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]
| '''L''' 3–7
| 5–4
| [[Polo Grounds]]
| 28,262
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194011170nyg.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 10
| November 24
| at '''[[1940 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]'''
| '''W''' 50–7
| 6–4
| [[University of Detroit Stadium]]
| 26,019
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194011240det.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#ffc"
! 11
| December 1
| at '''[[1940 Cleveland Rams season|Cleveland Rams]]'''
| '''T''' 13–13
| 6–4–1
| [[Cleveland Municipal Stadium]]
| 16,249
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194012010ram.htm Recap]
|
|-
|-
|colspan="10"| '''Note:''' Intra-division opponents are in '''bold''' text.
! Week
! Date
! Opponent
! Result
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 1
| September 15, 1940
| [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| W 27–20
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 2
| September 22, 1940
| [[Chicago Bears]]
| L 41–10
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 3
| September 29, 1940
| [[Chicago Cardinals]]
| W 31–6
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 4
| October 13, 1940
| [[Cleveland Rams]]
| W 31–14
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 5
| October 20, 1940
| [[Detroit Lions]]
| L 23–14
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 6
| October 27, 1940
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| W 24–3
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 7
| November 3, 1940
| at [[Chicago Bears]]
| L 14–7
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 8
| November 10, 1940
| at [[Chicago Cardinals]]
| W 28–7
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 9
| November 17, 1940
| at [[New York Giants]]
| L 7–3
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 10
| November 24, 1940
| at [[Detroit Lions]]
| W 50–7
|-style="background: #ffeeaa;"
| 11
| December 1, 1940
| at [[Cleveland Rams]]
| T 13–13
|}
|}


==Standings==
==Standings==
{{1940 NFL Western standings}}
{{1940 NFL Western standings}}
{{1940 NFL Eastern standings}}


===Roster===
===Roster===
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*[[Dick Weisgerber]]
*[[Dick Weisgerber]]


'''Running Backs'''
'''Running backs'''
*[[Frank Balasz]]
*[[Frank Balasz]]
*''[[Lou Brock (American football)|Lou Brock]]''
*''[[Lou Brock (American football)|Lou Brock]]''
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*''[[Hal Van Every]]''
*''[[Hal Van Every]]''


'''Wide Receivers'''
'''Wide receivers'''
*[[Connie Mack Berry]]
*[[Connie Mack Berry]]
*''[[Dick Evans (American football)|Dick Evans]]''
*''[[Dick Evans (American football)|Dick Evans]]''
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| style="width: 25px;" |
| style="width: 25px;" |
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Offensive Linemen'''
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Offensive linemen'''
*[[Charley Brock]]
*[[Charley Brock]]
*[[Paul Engebretsen]]
*[[Paul Engebretsen]]
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*[[Gust Zarnas]]
*[[Gust Zarnas]]


'''Defensive Linemen'''
'''Defensive linemen'''
*[[Leo Disend]]
*[[Leo Disend]]
*[[Paul Kell]]
*[[Paul Kell]]
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|}
|}


==References==
==Awards, records and honors==
{{Reflist|35em}}


==Further reading==
{{Empty section|date=September 2012}}
* Cliff Christl, ''The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019.'' 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021.
* Larry D. Names, ''The History of the Green Bay Packers: The Lambeau Years, Part Two.'' Wautoma, WI: Angel Press of Wisconsin, 1989.
* Arch Ward, ''The Green Bay Packers.'' New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946.


==References==
==External links==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html Sportsencyclopedia.com]
*[http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html Sportsencyclopedia.com]

{{Green Bay Packers seasons}}
{{Green Bay Packers seasons}}
{{Green Bay Packers}}
{{Green Bay Packers}}
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[[Category:1940 National Football League season by team|Green Bay Packers]]
[[Category:1940 National Football League season by team|Green Bay Packers]]
[[Category:1940 in sports in Wisconsin|Green Bay Packers]]
[[Category:1940 in sports in Wisconsin|Green Bay Packers]]

{{GreenBayPackers-season-stub}}

Latest revision as of 22:54, 14 December 2024

1940 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachCurly Lambeau
Home fieldCity Stadium
Wisconsin State Fair Park
Results
Record6–4–1
Division place2nd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1940 Green Bay Packers season marked the franchise's 22nd season overall and their 20th year in the National Football League (NFL). In a scheduling idiosyncrasy, the Packers began 1940 playing six consecutive home games before finishing on the road for the last five contests of the season. 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.

Offseason

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NFL draft

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Main article: 1940 NFL draft
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

Regular season

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Main article: 1940 NFL season

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 15 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–20 1–0 City Stadium 11,657 Recap
2 September 22 Chicago Bears L 10–41 1–1 City Stadium 22,557 Recap
3 September 29 Chicago Cardinals W 31–6 2–1 Wisconsin State Fair Park 20,234 Recap
— Bye
4 October 13 Cleveland Rams W 31–14 3–1 City Stadium 16,299 Recap
5 October 20 Detroit Lions L 14–23 3–2 City Stadium 21,001 Recap
6 October 27 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–3 4–2 Wisconsin State Fair Park 13,703 Recap
7 November 3 at Chicago Bears L 7–14 4–3 Wrigley Field 45,434 Recap
8 November 10 at Chicago Cardinals W 28–7 5–3 Comiskey Park 11,364 Recap
9 November 17 at New York Giants L 3–7 5–4 Polo Grounds 28,262 Recap
10 November 24 at Detroit Lions W 50–7 6–4 University of Detroit Stadium 26,019 Recap
11 December 1 at Cleveland Rams T 13–13 6–4–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 16,249 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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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.
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
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

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Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Rookies and first-year players in italics

References

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Further reading

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  • Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021.
  • Larry D. Names, The History of the Green Bay Packers: The Lambeau Years, Part Two. Wautoma, WI: Angel Press of Wisconsin, 1989.
  • Arch Ward, The Green Bay Packers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946.
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