1940 Washington Redskins season

1940 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach	Ray Flaherty
Home Field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	9-2
Place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	Lost NFL Championship (Bears) 73-0
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1939	1941

The 1940 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-2-1 record from 1939. They would end the season by losing the NFL Championship to the Chicago Bears, 73-0.

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 15, 1940	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 24-17
2	September 22, 1940	New York Giants	W 21-7
3	October 6, 1940	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 40-10
4	October 13, 1940	Chicago Cardinals	W 28-21
5	October 20, 1940	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 34-17
6	October 27, 1940	at Detroit Lions	W 20-14
7	November 3, 1940	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 37-10
8	November 10, 1940	at Brooklyn Dodgers	L 16-14
9	November 17, 1940	Chicago Bears	W 7-3
10	November 24, 1940	at New York Giants	L 21-7
11	December 1, 1940	Philadelphia Eagles	W 13-6

Standings[]

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

v · d · eWashington Redskins

Formerly the Boston Braves and the Boston Redskins • Founded in 1932 • Plays in Landover, Maryland • Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

The Franchise	Franchise • History • Seasons • Players • Coaches • First-round Draft picks • Draft • Starting Quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field • Fenway Park • Griffith Stadium • RFK Stadium • FedExField

Culture	Hogettes • Cheerleaders • Chief Zee • Hail to the Redskins • Joe Gibbs • Washington Redskins mascot controversy

Lore	The Hogs • The Rivalry • The Fun Bunch • The Over-the-Hill Gang • The Body Bag Game • Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys

Head coaches	Wray • Dietz • Casey • Flaherty • Bergman • DeGroot • Edwards • Whelchel • Ball • Todd • Lambeau • Kuharich • Nixon • McPeak • Graham • Lombardi • Austin • Allen • Pardee • Gibbs • Petitbon • Turner • Robiskie • Schottenheimer • Spurrier • Gibbs • Zorn • Shanahan

Division championships (12)	1936, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1999

Super Bowl appearances (5)	VII • XVII • XVIII • XXII • XXVI

League championships (5)	1937 • 1942 • 1982 • 1987 • 1991

Hall of Fame players	Battles • Baugh • Dudley • Edwards • Green • Grimm • Hanburger • Houston • Huff • D. Jones • S. Jones • Jurgensen • Krause • Millner • Mitchell • Monk • Riggins • Smith • Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing • Receiving • Rushing • Kick & Punt Returning

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Current league affiliations	League: National Football League • Conference: National Football Conference • Division: East Division

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory

1940 NFL Seasonv · d · e
Eastern Division	Western Division
Brooklyn	Chicago Bears
New York	Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia	Cleveland
Pittsburgh	Detroit
Washington	Green Bay
1940 NFL Draft • NFL Championship

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