1940 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 400910-Redskins-EasternAllStars-program.jpg Washington Redskins 1940 9–2 1st NFL Eastern George Preston Marshall Jack Espey Ray Flaherty Griffith Stadium Lost NFL Championship(vs. Bears) 0–73 Redskins seasons The 1940 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 9th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 4th in Washington, D.C. The team improved on their 6–3–2 record from 1939, finishing at 9–2. They would end the season losing the NFL Championship to the Chicago Bears, 73–0. Draft 1940 NFL draft 1940 Washington Redskins 1 8 Ed Boell Back NYU 3 23 Buddy Banker Back Tulane 5 38 Bill Kirchem Tackle Tulane 6 48 Joe Boyd Tackle Texas A&M 7 58 Roy Zimmerman Quarterback San Jose State yes 8 68 Bud Orf End Missouri 9 78 Bob Hoffman Back USC 10 88 Bob Seymour Halfback Oklahoma yes 11 98 Howard Stoecker Tackle USC 12 108 Allen Johnson Guard Duke 13 118 Sam Bartholomew Fullback Tennessee 14 128 Ernie Lain Back Rice 15 138 Sandy Sanford End Alabama 16 148 Bolo Perdue End Arkansas 17 158 Steve Andrako Center Ohio State 18 168 Jay Graybeal Back Oregon 19 178 Charley Slagle Back North Carolina 20 188 Buck Murphy Back Georgia Tech 21 193 Mel Wetzel Tackle Missouri 22 198 Steve Sitko Back Notre Dame nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1940_draft.htm 1940 Washington Redskins Draftees Pro Football Reference May 26, 2022 Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 15 Brooklyn Dodgers W 24–17 1–0 Griffith Stadium 32,763 Recap 2 September 22 New York Giants W 21–7 2–0 Griffith Stadium 34,712 Recap — Bye 3 October 6 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 40–10 3–0 Forbes Field 25,213 Recap 4 October 13 Chicago Cardinals W 28–21 4–0 Griffith Stadium 33,691 Recap 5 October 20 at Philadelphia Eagles W 34–17 5–0 Shibe Park 26,083 Recap 6 October 27 at Detroit Lions W 20–14 6–0 University of Detroit Stadium 28,090 Recap 7 November 3 Pittsburgh Steelers W 37–10 7–0 Griffith Stadium 31,204 Recap 8 November 10 at Brooklyn Dodgers L 14–16 7–1 Ebbets Field 33,846 Recap 9 November 17 Chicago Bears W 7–3 8–1 Griffith Stadium 35,231 Recap 10 November 24 at New York Giants L 7–21 8–2 Polo Grounds 46,439 Recap 11 December 1 Philadelphia Eagles W 13–6 9–2 Griffith Stadium 25,838 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Roster 1940 Washington Redskins final rosterBacks 33 Sammy Baugh RB/CB/P 44 Andy Farkas FB/LB 30 Frank Filchock RB/CB 42 Ray Hare y RB/CB 43 Bob Hoffman American football y RB/S 46 Don Irwin RB/CB 31 Jimmy Johnston American football FB/LB 13 Ed Justice RB/CB 25 Max Krause RB/S 49 Jim Meade RB/CB/P 35 Wilbur Moore RB/CB/S 12 Boyd Morgan RB/CB 11 Erny Pinckert RB/S 20 Bob Seymour y FB/LB 41 Dick Todd American football y RB/CB/S 22 Roy Zimmerman American football y RB/CB/P Linemen/Linebackers 29 Steve Andrako y C/LB 15 Jim Barber American football T/DT 26 Vic Carroll C/LB 21 Dick Farman G/DG 38 Bob Fisher offensive lineman y G/DG 27 Mickey Parks C/LB 45 Bo Russell T/DT/K 51 Clyde Shugart G/DG 16 Steve Slivinski G/DG 39 Clem Stralka G/DG 18 Bob Titchenal y C/LB 36 Willie Wilkin T/DT Ends/Receivers 19 Charley Malone 28 Bob Masterson K 32 Bob McChesney American football, born 1912 40 Wayne Millner 34 Sandy Sanford y K Reserve 17 Turk Edwards T/DT (IR) 7px 37 Bill Young American football lineman G/DG (inactive) rookies in italics Standings Postseason Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Championship December 8 Chicago Bears L 0–73 Griffith Stadium 36,034 Recap References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Washington