1940 New York Giants season
NFL team 16th season
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- Giants seasons
- 1941 →
The 1940 New York Giants season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||||
| 2 | September 15 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | T 10–10 | 0–0–1 | Forbes Field | Recap | |
| 3 | September 22 | at Washington Redskins | L 7–21 | 0–1–1 | Griffith Stadium | Recap | |
| 4 | September 28 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 20–14 | 1–1–1 | Shibe Park | Recap | |
| 5 | Bye | ||||||
| 6 | October 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–7 | 2–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 7 | October 20 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 12–0 | 3–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 8 | October 27 | Chicago Bears | L 21–37 | 3–2–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 9 | November 3 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 10–7 | 4–2–1 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
| 10 | November 10 | Cleveland Rams | L 0–13 | 4–3–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 11 | November 17 | Green Bay Packers | W 7–3 | 5–3–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 12 | November 24 | Washington Redskins | W 21–7 | 6–3–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 13 | December 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L 6–14 | 6–4–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 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.
See also
References
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