1940 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1940 6–4–1 2nd NFL Western Curly Lambeau City StadiumWisconsin State Fair Park Did not qualify Packers seasons The 1940 Green Bay Packers season marked the franchise's 22nd season overall and their 20th year in the National Football League (NFL). In a scheduling idiosyncrasy, the Packers began 1940 playing six consecutive home games before finishing on the road for the last five contests of the season. 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 1940 NFL draft RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/club team19Hal Van EveryHalfbackMinnesota324Lou BrockBackPurdue539Esco SarkkinenEndOhio State649Dick CassianoBackPittsburgh759Millard WhiteTackleTulane869George SeemanEndNebraska979J. R. ManleyGuardOklahoma1089Jack BrownBackPurdue1199Don GuritzGuardNorthwestern12109Phil GasparTackleUSC13119Ambrose SchindlerQuarterbackUSC14129Bill KerrEndNotre Dame15139Mel BrewerGuardIllinois16149Ray AndrusBackVanderbilt17159Archie KodrosCenterMichigan18169Jim GilletteHalfbackVirginia19179Al MatuzaCenterGeorgetown20189Jim ReederTackleIllinois21194Vince EichlerBackCornell22199Henry LuebckeTackleIowa Regular season 1940 NFL season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 15 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–20 1–0 City Stadium 11,657 Recap 2 September 22 Chicago Bears L 10–41 1–1 City Stadium 22,557 Recap 3 September 29 Chicago Cardinals W 31–6 2–1 Wisconsin State Fair Park 20,234 Recap — Bye 4 October 13 Cleveland Rams W 31–14 3–1 City Stadium 16,299 Recap 5 October 20 Detroit Lions L 14–23 3–2 City Stadium 21,001 Recap 6 October 27 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–3 4–2 Wisconsin State Fair Park 13,703 Recap 7 November 3 at Chicago Bears L 7–14 4–3 Wrigley Field 45,434 Recap 8 November 10 at Chicago Cardinals W 28–7 5–3 Comiskey Park 11,364 Recap 9 November 17 at New York Giants L 3–7 5–4 Polo Grounds 28,262 Recap 10 November 24 at Detroit Lions W 50–7 6–4 University of Detroit Stadium 26,019 Recap 11 December 1 at Cleveland Rams T 13–13 6–4–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 16,249 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Roster 1940 Green Bay Packers final rosterBacks 55 Bob Adkins RB/CB/S 35 Frank Balazs FB/LB 15 Lou Brock RB/CB/S 52 Larry Buhler FB/LB 54 Larry Craig RB/S 38 Arnie Herber RB/CB/P 30 Clarke Hinkle FB/LB/K/P 17 Cecil Isbell RB/CB   7 Eddie Jankowski FB/LB 24 Joe Laws RB/CB 42 Andy Uram RB/CB 36 Hal Van Every RB/CB/P 33 Dick Weisgerber RB/SLinemen/Linebackers 29 Charley Brock C/LB 18 Leo Disend T/DT 34 Tiny Engebretsen G/DG/K 43 Buckets Goldenberg G/DG 56 Tom Greenfield C/LB 64 Howard Johnson G/DG 41 Paul Kell T/DT 40 Bill Lee T/DT 46 Russ Letlow G/DG 27 Lou Midler T/DT 44 Baby Ray T/DT 57 Champ Seibold T/DT 66 George Svendsen C/LB 21 Pete Tinsley G/DG 63 Gust Zarnas G/DGEnds/Receivers 53 Dick Evans 14 Don Hutson K 48 Harry Jacunski 19 Carl Mulleneaux   5 Ray Riddick Reserve 60 Charlie Schultz T/DT (IR) 7px Rookies in italics References 35em Further reading Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021. Larry D. Names, The History of the Green Bay Packers: The Lambeau Years, Part Two. Wautoma, WI: Angel Press of Wisconsin, 1989. Arch Ward, The Green Bay Packers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946. External links Sportsencyclopedia.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers