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factoids

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

NFL draft

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Regular season

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Schedule{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1940|border=2}}"| Week!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1940|border=2}}"| Date!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1940|border=2}}"| Opponent!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1940|border=2}}"| Result!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1940|border=2}}"| Record!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1940|border=2}}"| Venue! 1 Byestyle="background:#cfc"! 2| September 151940 Philadelphia Eagles season>Philadelphia Eagles| W 27–20| 1–0City Stadium (Green Bay)>City Stadiumstyle="background:#fcc"! 3| September 221940 Chicago Bears season>Chicago Bears| L 10–41| 1–1| City Stadiumstyle="background:#cfc"! 4| September 291940 Chicago Cardinals season>Chicago Cardinals| W 31–6| 2–1| Wisconsin State Fair Park! 5 Byestyle="background:#cfc"! 6| October 131940 Cleveland Rams season>Cleveland Rams| W 31–14| 3–1| City Stadiumstyle="background:#fcc"! 7| October 201940 Detroit Lions season>Detroit Lions| L 14–23| 3–2| City Stadiumstyle="background:#cfc"! 8| October 271940 Pittsburgh Steelers season>Pittsburgh Steelers| W 24–3| 4–2| Wisconsin State Fair Parkstyle="background:#fcc"! 9| November 3| at Chicago Bears| L 7–14| 4–3| Wrigley Fieldstyle="background:#cfc"! 10| November 10| at Chicago Cardinals| W 28–7| 5–3| Comiskey Parkstyle="background:#fcc"! 11| November 171940 New York Giants season>New York Giants| L 3–7| 5–4| Polo Groundsstyle="background:#cfc"! 12| November 24| at Detroit Lions| W 50–7| 6–4Tiger Stadium (Detroit)>Briggs Stadiumstyle="background:#ffc"! 13| December 1| at Cleveland Rams| T 13–13| 6–4–1| Cleveland Municipal Stadiumstyle="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers|year=1940|border=2}}" Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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Roster{| class"toccolours" style"text-align: left;"

! colspan="9" style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers 37thru49|border=2}};"|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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• Sportsencyclopedia.com

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