1940 Cleveland Rams season

1940 Cleveland Rams season
Head coach	Earl "Dutch" Clark
Home stadium	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	4–6–1
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoffs	Did not qualify
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The 1940 Cleveland Rams season marked the team's fifth season in franchise history and its fourth year in the National Football League (NFL).

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 22	Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–13	1–0	Cleveland Stadium	15,941	Recap
2	September 29	at Detroit Lions	L 0–6	1–1	University of Detroit Stadium	15,347	Recap
3	October 6	Chicago Bears	L 14–21	1–2	Cleveland Stadium	18,998	Recap
4	October 13	at Green Bay Packers	L 14–31	1–3	City Stadium	16,299	Recap
5	October 20	Chicago Cardinals	W 26–14	2–3	Cleveland Stadium	13,683	Recap
6	October 27	at Chicago Cardinals	L 7–17	2–4	Comiskey Park	10,313	Recap
7	November 3	Detroit Lions	W 24–0	3–4	Cleveland Stadium	18,881	Recap
8	November 10	at New York Giants	W 13–0	4–4	Polo Grounds	23,614	Recap
9	November 17	at Brooklyn Dodgers	L 14–29	4–5	Ebbets Field	19,212	Recap
10	November 24	at Chicago Bears	L 25–47	4–6	Wrigley Field	20,717	Recap
11	December 1	Green Bay Packers	T 13–13	4–6–1	Cleveland Stadium	16,249	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Program for the October 6 visit of the Chicago Bears to Cleveland.

NFL Western Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	8	3	0	.727	6–2	238	152	W2
Green Bay Packers	6	4	1	.600	4–3–1	238	155	T1
Detroit Lions	5	5	1	.500	4–3–1	138	153	L1
Cleveland Rams	4	6	1	.400	2–5–1	171	191	T1
Chicago Cardinals	2	7	2	.222	2–5–1	139	222	L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

NFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	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.

External links

• 1940 Cleveland Rams Season at Pro-Football Reference