1940 Detroit Lions season

1940 Detroit Lions season
Head coach Potsy Clark
Results
Record 5–5–1
Division place 3rd NFL Western
Playoff finish did not qualify

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.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 15, 1940 at Chicago Cardinals T 0–0
2 September 22, 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–7
3 September 29, 1940 Cleveland Rams W 6–0
4 October 5, 1940 Chicago Cardinals W 43–14
5 October 13, 1940 at Chicago Bears L 7–0
6 October 20, 1940 at Green Bay Packers W 23–14
7 October 27, 1940 Washington Redskins L 20–14
8 November 3, 1940 at Cleveland Rams L 24–0
9 November 10, 1940 Chicago Bears W 17–14
10 November 17, 1940 at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–0
11 November 24, 1940 Green Bay Packers L 50–7

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.

References

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