1940 New York Giants season

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1940 New York Giants season
Head coachSteve Owen
Home fieldPolo Grounds
Results
Record6–4–1
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1940 New York Giants season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League.

Schedule[edit]

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[edit]

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.

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