1940 Washington Redskins season

1940 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Ray Flaherty
Owner	George Preston Marshall
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	9–2
Division place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Lost NFL Championship (Bears) 73–0

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	Attendance
1	September 15, 1940	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 24–17	32,763
2	September 22, 1940	New York Giants	W 21–7	34,712
3	October 6, 1940	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 40–10	25,213
4	October 13, 1940	Chicago Cardinals	W 28–21	33,691
5	October 20, 1940	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 34–17	26,083
6	October 27, 1940	at Detroit Lions	W 20–14	28,090
7	November 3, 1940	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 37–10	31,204
8	November 10, 1940	at Brooklyn Dodgers	L 16–14	33,846
9	November 17, 1940	Chicago Bears	W 7–3	35,231
10	November 24, 1940	at New York Giants	L 21–7	46,439
11	December 1, 1940	Philadelphia Eagles	W 13–6	25,838

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.

Washington Redskins

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

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Draft Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium FedExField

Culture	Redskins Band "Hail to the Redskins" Hogettes Cheerleaders Chief Zee Joe Gibbs Team name controversy Name change advocates Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" (South Park episode)

Lore	Redskins 0, Bears 73 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang The Body Bag Game Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (14)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015

Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991

League championships (5)	1937 1942 1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)

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 and punt returning

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

Seasons (84)	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Washington Redskins seasons

Boston Braves 1932 Boston 1933 1934 1935 1936 Washington 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1940 NFL season

Eastern Division	Brooklyn	New York	CHI Bears	CHI Cardinals	Western Division
	Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	Cleveland	Detroit
	Washington			Green Bay

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