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 was their 22nd season overall and their 20th season in the National Football League. 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[edit]

### NFL draft[edit]

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[edit]

Main article: 1940 NFL season

### Schedule[edit]

Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue

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1  | Bye
2  | September 15  | Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–20  | 1–0  | City Stadium
3  | September 22  | Chicago Bears | L 10–41  | 1–1  | City Stadium
4  | September 29  | Chicago Cardinals | W 31–6  | 2–1  | Wisconsin State Fair Park
5  | Bye
6  | October 13  | Cleveland Rams | W 31–14  | 3–1  | City Stadium
7  | October 20  | Detroit Lions | L 14–23  | 3–2  | City Stadium
8  | October 27  | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–3  | 4–2  | Wisconsin State Fair Park
9  | November 3  | at Chicago Bears | L 7–14  | 4–3  | Wrigley Field
10  | November 10  | at Chicago Cardinals | W 28–7  | 5–3  | Comiskey Park
11  | November 17  | at New York Giants | L 3–7  | 5–4  | Polo Grounds
12  | November 24  | at Detroit Lions | W 50–7  | 6–4  | Briggs Stadium
13  | December 1  | at Cleveland Rams | T 13–13  | 6–4–1  | Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

## Standings[edit]

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.

### Roster[edit]

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[edit]

* Sportsencyclopedia.com

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Green Bay Packers

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

Franchise|

* Founders: Curly Lambeau & George Whitney Calhoun
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Stadiums|

* Hagemeister Park
* Bellevue Park
* City Stadium
* Borchert Field
* Wisconsin State Fair Park
* Marquette Stadium
* Milwaukee County Stadium
* Lambeau Field

Training facilities|

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

Culture|

* 1940 NFL All-Star Game (January)
* "Bang the Drum All Day"
* Bart Starr Award
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* Cheese League
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* Home games in Milwaukee
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Lore|

* 4th and 26
* Dez Caught It
* Dolly Gray impostor
* Fail Mary
* Instant Replay Game
* Miracle in Motown
* The Catch II
* The Ice Bowl
* The Snow Bowl

Rivalries|

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

Division championships (21)|

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

Conference championships (9)|

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

League championships (13†)|

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

Media|

* Radio: Packers Radio Network
* WIXX (Green Bay)
* WRNW (Milwaukee)
* Television:
* WGBA-TV
* WTMJ-TV
* Spectrum News 1 WI
* Personnel:
* Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play)
* Larry McCarren (color/analysis)

Current league affiliations|

* League: National Football League (1921–present)
* Conference: National Football Conference (1970–present)
* Division: North Division (2002–present)

† does not include 1966 or 1967 NFL championships

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Philadelphia | Pittsburgh| Cleveland| Detroit
Washington | | | Green Bay

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