1940 Detroit Lions season
{{short description|NFL team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox NFL season
| team = Detroit Lions
| year = 1940
| record = 5–5–1
| division_place = 3rd NFL Western
| coach = Potsy Clark
| stadium = University of Detroit Stadium
| playoffs = Did not qualify
| shortnavlink = Lions seasons
}}
The 1940 Detroit Lions season was their 11th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 6–5, winning only five games.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1940.htm 1940 Detroit Lions] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
Due to a dispute between new Lions owner Fred Mandel and Detroit Tigers owner Walter Briggs, the Lions played the entire 1940 home schedule at University of Detroit Stadium.Charlie Sanders, Larry Paladino, Charlie Sanders's Tales From the Detroit Lions, 2005, p. 150.
Schedule
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! 1 | September 15 | at Chicago Cardinals | T 0–0 | 0–0–1 | 18,048 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194009150crd.htm Recap] | |
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! 2 | September 22 | L 7–10 | 0–1–1 | 15,310 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194009220det.htm Recap] | |
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! 3 | September 29 | W 6–0 | 1–0–1 | 15,347 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194009290det.htm Recap] | |
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! 4 | October 5 | W 43–14 | 2–0–1 | 20,619 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194010050det.htm Recap] | |
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! 5 | October 13 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–7 | 2–1–1 | 34,217 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194010130chi.htm Recap] | |
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! 6 | October 20 | at Green Bay Packers | W 23–14 | 3–1–1 | 21,001 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194010200gnb.htm Recap] | |
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! 7 | October 27 | L 14–20 | 3–3–1 | 28,809 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194010270det.htm Recap] | |
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! 8 | November 3 | at Cleveland Rams | L 0–24 | 3–4–1 | 18,881 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194011030ram.htm Recap] | |
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! 9 | November 10 | W 17–14 | 4–4–1 | 21,735 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194011100det.htm Recap] | |
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! 10 | November 17 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 21–0 | 5–4–1 | 6,327 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194011170phi.htm Recap] | |
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! 11 | November 24 | L 7–50 | 5–5–1 | 26,019 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194011240det.htm Recap] | |
colspan="10"| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
{{1940 NFL Western standings}}
{{1940 NFL Eastern standings}}
References
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
- [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1940.htm?redir 1940 Detroit Lions at Pro Football Reference]
- [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1940-det 1940 Detroit Lions at jt-sw.com]
- [http://www.footballdb.com/teams/detroit-lions/results/1940 1940 Detroit Lions at The Football Database]
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{{Detroit Lions seasons}}
{{1940 NFL season by team}}
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