The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 11th in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 4–6–1, winning eight games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||||
| 2 | September 15 | at Washington Redskins | L 17–24 | 0–1 | Griffith Stadium | ||
| 3 | Bye | ||||||
| 4 | September 29 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 10–3 | 1–1 | Forbes Field | ||
| 5 | October 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 30–17 | 2–1 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 6 | October 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 21–0 | 3–1 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 7 | October 20 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–16 | 3–2 | Wrigley Field | ||
| 8 | October 26 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 21–7 | 4–2 | Shibe Park | ||
| 9 | November 3 | New York Giants | L 7–10 | 4–3 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 10 | November 10 | Washington Redskins | W 16–14 | 5–3 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 11 | November 17 | Cleveland Rams | W 29–14 | 6–3 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 12 | November 24 | Chicago Cardinals | W 14–9 | 7–3 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 13 | December 1 | at New York Giants | W 14–6 | 8–3 | Polo Grounds | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Standings
| NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.