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.
| 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 |
Offseason
NFL draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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.
Roster
| Green Bay Packers roster | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers | Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Rookies and first-year players in italics | |||||||