1940 Detroit Lions season
| 1940 Detroit Lions season |
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| Head coach |
Potsy Clark |
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| Results |
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| Record |
5–5–1 |
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| Division place |
3rd NFL Western |
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| Playoff finish |
did not qualify |
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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
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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