1940 Cleveland Rams season
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The 1940
Los Angeles Rams
season was the team's fourth year with the National Football League
and the fifth season in Cleveland
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1940 NFL season
The 1940 NFL season was the 21st regular season of the National Football League. The season ended when the Chicago Bears defeated the Washington Redskins in the NFL Championship Game, 73–0. This game still stands as the most one-sided victory in NFL history...
Los Angeles Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
season was the team's fourth year with the National Football League
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and the fifth season in Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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| 1 | September 22, 1940 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 21-13 |
| 2 | September 29, 1940 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 6-0 |
| 3 | October 6, 1940 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 21-14 |
| 4 | October 13, 1940 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 31-14 |
| 5 | October 20, 1940 | Chicago Cardinals | W 26-14 |
| 6 | October 27, 1940 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 17-7 |
| 7 | November 3, 1940 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 24-0 |
| 8 | November 10, 1940 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 13-0 |
| 9 | November 17, 1940 | at Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks... |
L 29-14 |
| 10 | November 24, 1940 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 47-25 |
| 11 | December 1, 1940 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
T 13-13 |
Standings
| NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Bears 1940 Chicago Bears season The 1940 Chicago Bears season was their 21st regular season and 5th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 8-3 record under head coach George Halas. Behind NFL greats Sid Luckman and Bronko Nagurski the club rode to a 8-3 record and berth in the NFL Championship... |
8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 238 | 152 | W-2 |
| Green Bay Packers 1940 Green Bay Packers season The 1940 Green Bay Packers season was their 20th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 6-4-1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a second-place finish in the Western Conference.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:... |
6 | 4 | 1 | .600 | 238 | 155 | T-1 |
| Detroit Lions 1940 Detroit Lions season The 1940 Detroit Lions season was their 11th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 6-5, winning only five games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 138 | 153 | L-1 |
| Cleveland Rams | 4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 171 | 191 | T-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals 1940 Chicago Cardinals season The 1940 Chicago Cardinals season was their 21st in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1-10, winning two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 15th consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
2 | 7 | 2 | .222 | 139 | 222 | L-3 |