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1940 Green Bay Packers season

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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

NFL draft

Round Pick Player Position School/club team
1 9 Hal Van Every Halfback Minnesota
style="text-align: center;" 3 style="text-align: center;" 24 Lou Brock Back Purdue
style="text-align: center;" 5 style="text-align: center;" 39 Esco Sarkkinen End Ohio State
style="text-align: center;" 6 style="text-align: center;" 49 Dick Cassiano Back Pittsburgh
style="text-align: center;" 7 style="text-align: center;" 59 Millard White Tackle Tulane
style="text-align: center;" 8 style="text-align: center;" 69 George Seeman End Nebraska
style="text-align: center;" 9 style="text-align: center;" 79 J. R. Manley Guard Oklahoma
style="text-align: center;" 10 style="text-align: center;" 89 Jack Brown Back Purdue
style="text-align: center;" 11 style="text-align: center;" 99 Don Guritz Guard Northwestern
style="text-align: center;" 12 style="text-align: center;" 109 Phil Gaspar Tackle USC
style="text-align: center;" 13 style="text-align: center;" 119 Ambrose Schindler Quarterback USC
style="text-align: center;" 14 style="text-align: center;" 129 Bill Kerr End Notre Dame
style="text-align: center;" 15 style="text-align: center;" 139 Mel Brewer Guard Illinois
style="text-align: center;" 16 style="text-align: center;" 149 Ray Andrus Back Vanderbilt
style="text-align: center;" 17 style="text-align: center;" 159 Archie Kodros Center Michigan
style="text-align: center;" 18 style="text-align: center;" 169 Jim Gillette Halfback Virginia
style="text-align: center;" 19 style="text-align: center;" 179 Al Matuza Center Georgetown
style="text-align: center;" 20 style="text-align: center;" 189 Jim Reeder Tackle Illinois
style="text-align: center;" 21 style="text-align: center;" 194 Vince Eichler Back Cornell
style="text-align: center;" 22 style="text-align: center;" 199 Henry Luebcke Tackle Iowa

Regular season

Schedule

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 Briggs 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

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

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Rookies and first-year players in italics

References

Further reading

  • 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.