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.[1] 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.[2]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | ||
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1 | Bye | |||||||
2 | September 15 | at Chicago Cardinals | T 0–0 | 0–0–1 | War Memorial Stadium | Recap | ||
3 | September 22 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–10 | 0–1–1 | University of Detroit Stadium | Recap | ||
4 | September 29 | Cleveland Rams | W 6–0 | 1–0–1 | University of Detroit Stadium | Recap | ||
5 | Chicago Cardinals | W 43–14 | 2–0–1 | University of Detroit Stadium | Recap | |||
6 | October 13 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–7 | 2–1–1 | Soldier Field | Recap | ||
7 | October 20 | at Green Bay Packers | W 23–14 | 3–1–1 | City Stadium | Recap | ||
8 | October 27 | Washington Redskins | L 14–20 | 3–3–1 | University of Detroit Stadium | Recap | ||
9 | November 3 | at Cleveland Rams | L 0–24 | 3–4–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | Recap | ||
10 | November 10 | Chicago Bears | W 17–14 | 4–4–1 | University of Detroit Stadium | Recap | ||
11 | November 17 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 21–0 | 5–4–1 | Shibe Park | Recap | ||
12 | November 24 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–50 | 5–5–1 | Briggs Stadium | Recap | ||
13 | Bye |