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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.

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

NFL draft

Main article: 1940 NFL draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position School/club team
19Hal Van EveryHalfbackMinnesota
324Lou BrockBackPurdue
539Esco SarkkinenEndOhio State
649Dick CassianoBackPittsburgh
759Millard WhiteTackleTulane
869George SeemanEndNebraska
979J. R. ManleyGuardOklahoma
1089Jack BrownBackPurdue
1199Don GuritzGuardNorthwestern
12109Phil GasparTackleUSC
13119Ambrose SchindlerQuarterbackUSC
14129Bill KerrEndNotre Dame
15139Mel BrewerGuardIllinois
16149Ray AndrusBackVanderbilt
17159Archie KodrosCenterMichigan
18169Jim GilletteHalfbackVirginia
19179Al MatuzaCenterGeorgetown
20189Jim ReederTackleIllinois
21194Vince EichlerBackCornell
22199Henry LuebckeTackleIowa
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Regular season

Main article: 1940 NFL season

Schedule

More information Game, Date ...
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.
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Standings

More information NFL Western Division, W ...
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
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Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

1940 Green Bay Packers final roster
Backs Linemen/Linebackers Ends/Receivers

Reserve

Rookies 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.

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