1940 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season

1940 Green Bay Packers season

Head coach| Curly Lambeau
Home field| City Stadium
Wisconsin State Fair Park
Results
Record| 6–4–1
Division place| 2nd NFL Western
Playoff finish| Did not qualify

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The 1940 Green Bay Packers season marked the franchise's 22nd season overall and their 20th year in the National Football League (NFL). In a scheduling idiosyncrasy, the Packers began 1940 playing six consecutive home games before finishing on the road for the last five contests of the season. The defending NFL champions, Green Bay finished with a 6–4–1 record under founder and head coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a second-place finish in the Western Conference.

## Offseason

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### NFL draft

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Main article: 1940 NFL draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | School/club team

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1 | 9 | Hal Van Every | Halfback | Minnesota
3 | 24 | Lou Brock | Back | Purdue
5 | 39 | Esco Sarkkinen | End | Ohio State
6 | 49 | Dick Cassiano | Back | Pittsburgh
7 | 59 | Millard White | Tackle | Tulane
8 | 69 | George Seeman | End | Nebraska
9 | 79 | J. R. Manley | Guard | Oklahoma
10 | 89 | Jack Brown | Back | Purdue
11 | 99 | Don Guritz | Guard | Northwestern
12 | 109 | Phil Gaspar | Tackle | USC
13 | 119 | Ambrose Schindler | Quarterback | USC
14 | 129 | Bill Kerr | End | Notre Dame
15 | 139 | Mel Brewer | Guard | Illinois
16 | 149 | Ray Andrus | Back | Vanderbilt
17 | 159 | Archie Kodros | Center | Michigan
18 | 169 | Jim Gillette | Halfback | Virginia
19 | 179 | Al Matuza | Center | Georgetown
20 | 189 | Jim Reeder | Tackle | Illinois
21 | 194 | Vince Eichler | Back | Cornell
22 | 199 | Henry Luebcke | Tackle | Iowa

## Regular season

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Main article: 1940 NFL season

### Schedule

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Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance  | Recap  | Sources

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1  | September 15  | Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–20  | 1–0  | City Stadium | 11,657  | Recap |
2  | September 22  | Chicago Bears | L 10–41  | 1–1  | City Stadium | 22,557  | Recap |
3  | September 29  | Chicago Cardinals | W 31–6  | 2–1  | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 20,234  | Recap |
—  | Bye
4  | October 13  | Cleveland Rams | W 31–14  | 3–1  | City Stadium | 16,299  | Recap |
5  | October 20  | Detroit Lions | L 14–23  | 3–2  | City Stadium | 21,001  | Recap |
6  | October 27  | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–3  | 4–2  | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 13,703  | Recap |
7  | November 3  | at Chicago Bears | L 7–14  | 4–3  | Wrigley Field | 45,434  | Recap |
8  | November 10  | at Chicago Cardinals | W 28–7  | 5–3  | Comiskey Park | 11,364  | Recap |
9  | November 17  | at New York Giants | L 3–7  | 5–4  | Polo Grounds | 28,262  | Recap |
10  | November 24  | at Detroit Lions | W 50–7  | 6–4  | University of Detroit Stadium | 26,019  | Recap |
11  | December 1  | at Cleveland Rams | T 13–13  | 6–4–1  | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 16,249  | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

## Standings

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NFL Western Division

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| 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.
NFL Eastern Division

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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK
Washington Redskins | 9  | 2  | 0  | .818  | 6–2  | 245  | 142  | W1
Brooklyn Dodgers | 8  | 3  | 0  | .727  | 6–2  | 186  | 120  | W4
New York Giants | 6  | 4  | 1  | .600  | 5–2–1  | 131  | 133  | L1
Pittsburgh Steelers | 2  | 7  | 2  | .222  | 1–6–1  | 60  | 178  | L1
Philadelphia Eagles | 1  | 10  | 0  | .091  | 1–7  | 111  | 211  | L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

### Roster

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Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

* Bob Adkins
* Larry Craig
* Dick Weisgerber

Running backs

* Frank Balasz
* Lou Brock
* Larry Buhler
* Beattie Feathers
* Arnie Herber
* Clarke Hinkle
* Cecil Isbell
* Ed Jankowski
* Joe Laws
* Andy Uram
* Hal Van Every

Wide receivers

* Connie Mack Berry
* Dick Evans
* Milt Gantenbein
* Don Hutson
* Carl Mulleneaux
* Ray Riddick
* George Seeman

|  | Offensive linemen

* Charley Brock
* Paul Engebretsen
* Charles Goldenberg
* Tom Greenfield
* Howard Johnson
* Bill Lee
* Russ Letlow
* Lou Midler
* Baby Ray
* Charles Schultz
* Champ Seibold
* George Svendsen
* Pete Tinsley
* Bobby Wood
* Gust Zarnas

Defensive linemen

* Leo Disend
* Paul Kell
* Fred Shirey

Rookies and first-year players in italics

## References

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## Further reading

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* Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021.
* Larry D. Names, The History of the Green Bay Packers: The Lambeau Years, Part Two. Wautoma, WI: Angel Press of Wisconsin, 1989.
* Arch Ward, The Green Bay Packers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946.

## External links

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* Sportsencyclopedia.com

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Green Bay Packers

* Founded in 1919
* Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise|

Overview

* Team
* Green Bay Packers, Inc.
* Charitable Foundation
* Season-by-season results

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Notable people|

Founders

* Curly Lambeau & George Whitney Calhoun

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Personnel

* Coaches
* General managers
* Presidents

Players

* Lists of players
* All-Anniversary Team selections
* All-Decade Team selections
* All-Pro selections
* All-Rookie Team selections
* All-time roster
* Award winners
* Draft history
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* Picks, 1970 to present
* First-round picks
* Hall of Famers
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* Retired numbers
* Starting QBs
* Team Hall of Fame
* Team records

Facilities|

Stadiums

* List of stadiums
* Current: Lambeau Field
* Past: Hagemeister Park
* Bellevue Park
* City Stadium
* Borchert Field
* Wisconsin State Fair Park
* Marquette Stadium
* Milwaukee County Stadium

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Other

* Clarke Hinkle Field
* Don Hutson Center
* Ray Nitschke Field
* Rockwood Lodge (former)
* St. Norbert College (training camp)
* Titletown District

Team history|

General

* History
* Home games in Milwaukee
* The Hungry Five
* Indian Packing Company
* Packers Heritage Trail

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Culture

* "Bang the Drum All Day"
* Bart Starr Award
* Cheerleaders
* Cheese League
* Cheesehead
* Dolly Gray impostor
* Fight song
* Lambeau Leap
* Lumberjack Band
* Packers sweep
* Receiver (statue)

Notable games

* 1940 NFL All-Star Game
* 1965 NFL playoffs
* 2014 NFC Championship Game
* 2019 NFC Divisional playoff game
* 2019 NFC Championship Game
* 2020 NFC Championship Game
* 4th and 26
* Dez Caught It
* Fail Mary
* Favre's Dad Game
* Instant Replay Game
* Miracle in Motown
* Snow Globe Game
* The Catch II
* The Ice Bowl
* The Snow Bowl
* We want the ball and we're going to score!

Rivalries

* Chicago Bears
* Dallas Cowboys
* Detroit Lions
* Minnesota Vikings
* New York Giants
* San Francisco 49ers
* Seattle Seahawks
* Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Championships|

Division (21)

* 1936
* 1938
* 1939
* 1944
* 1967
* 1972
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2007
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2016
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021

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Conference (9)

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1996
* 1997
* 2010

League (13†)

* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1936
* 1939
* 1944
* 1961
* 1962
* 1965
* 1966 (I)
* 1967 (II)
* 1996 (XXXI)
* 2010 (XLV)

Media|

Radio

* Packers Radio Network (WIXX in Green Bay, WRNW in Milwaukee)

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Television

* WGBA-TV
* WTMJ-TV
* Spectrum News 1 WI

Personnel

* Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play)
* Larry McCarren (color/analysis)

Related

* Driven
* Instant Replay
* Lombardi (film)
* Lombardi (play)
* Pigskin Champions
* Pitch Perfect 2
* Second Effort
* That '70s Show
* The 60 Yard Line
* When Pride Still Mattered

Current affiliations|

Division

* North Division (2002–present)

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Conference

* National Football Conference (1970–present)

League

* National Football League (1921–present)

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Washington | | | Green Bay

* 1940 NFL Draft
* NFL Championship
* All-Star Game

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*[T]: Ties
*[PCT]: Winning percentage
*[DIV]: Win–Loss record within their conference
*[PF]: Points For (Total points scored)
*[PA]: Points Against (Total points allowed)
*[STK]: Current Winning or Losing Streak
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