1940 Chicago Cardinals season
American football team season
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The 1940 Chicago Cardinals season marked their 21st year in the National Football League (NFL). While the team improved on their previous output of 1–10 by winning 2 games, they nevertheless missed the Championship Playoff for the 8th consecutive season.[1]
| 1940 Chicago Cardinals season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jimmy Conzelman |
| Home stadium | Comiskey Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–7–2 |
| Division place | 5th NFL Western |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 8 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | T 7–7 | 0–0–1 | Forbes Field | 22,000 | Recap | ||
| 2 | September 15 | Detroit Lions | T 0–0 | 0–0–2 | War Memorial Stadium | 18,048 | Recap | ||
| 3 | September 25 | Chicago Bears | W 21–7 | 1–0–2 | Comiskey Park | 23,181 | Recap | ||
| 4 | September 29 | at Green Bay Packers | L 6–31 | 1–1–2 | State Fair Park | 20234 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 5 | at Detroit Lions | L 14–43 | 1–2–2 | Dinan Field | 20,619 | Recap | [2] | |
| 6 | October 13 | at Washington Redskins | L 21–28 | 1–3–2 | Griffith Stadium | 33,691 | Recap | ||
| 7 | October 20 | at Cleveland Rams | L 14–26 | 1–4–2 | Cleveland Stadium | 13,363 | Recap | ||
| 8 | October 27 | Cleveland Rams | W 17–7 | 2–4–2 | Comiskey Park | 10,313 | Recap | ||
| — | Bye | ||||||||
| 9 | November 10 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–28 | 2–5–2 | Comiskey Park | 11,364 | Recap | ||
| — | Bye | ||||||||
| 10 | November 24 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 9–14 | 2–6–2 | Ebbets Field | 16,619 | Recap | ||
| 11 | December 1 | at Chicago Bears | L 23–31 | 2–7–2 | Wrigley Field | 13,902 | 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.