1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season

1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
Head coach Jock Sutherland
Home field Ebbets Field
Results
Record 8–3
Division place 2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 11th in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 4–6–1, winning eight games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 15, 1940 at Washington Redskins L 24–17
2 September 29, 1940 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 10–3
3 October 4, 1940 Philadelphia Eagles W 30–17
4 October 13, 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–0
5 October 20, 1940 at Chicago Bears L 16–7
6 October 26, 1940 at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–7
7 November 3, 1940 New York Giants L 10–7
8 November 10, 1940 Washington Redskins W 16–14
9 November 17, 1940 Cleveland Rams W 29–14
10 November 24, 1940 Chicago Cardinals W 14–9
11 December 1, 1940 at New York Giants W 14–6

Standings

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.

References

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