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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!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1940|border=2}}"| Recap

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! 1

| September 15

| at Chicago Cardinals

| T 0–0

| 0–0–1

| War Memorial Stadium

| 18,048

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194009150crd.htm Recap]

|

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! 2

| September 22

| Pittsburgh Steelers

| L 7–10

| 0–1–1

| Dinan Field

| 15,310

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194009220det.htm Recap]

|

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! 3

| September 29

| Cleveland Rams

| W 6–0

| 1–0–1

| Dinan Field

| 15,347

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194009290det.htm Recap]

|

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! 4

| October 5

| Chicago Cardinals

| W 43–14

| 2–0–1

| Dinan Field

| 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

| Soldier Field

| 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

| City Stadium

| 21,001

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194010200gnb.htm Recap]

|

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! 7

| October 27

| Washington Redskins

| L 14–20

| 3–3–1

| Dinan Field

| 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

| Cleveland Stadium

| 18,881

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194011030ram.htm Recap]

|

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! 9

| November 10

| Chicago Bears

| W 17–14

| 4–4–1

| Dinan Field

| 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

| Shibe Park

| 6,327

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194011170phi.htm Recap]

|

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! 11

| November 24

| Green Bay Packers

| L 7–50

| 5–5–1

| Briggs Stadium

| 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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