1940 New York Giants season

The New York Giants season marked the franchise's 16th year in the National Football League (NFL).

Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers T 10–10 0–0–1 Forbes Field 18,601 Recap 2 September 22 at Washington Redskins L 7–21 0–1–1 Griffith Stadium 34,712 Recap 3 September 28 at Philadelphia Eagles W 20–14 1–1–1 Shibe Park 26,431 Recap — Bye 4 October 13 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–7 2–1–1 Polo Grounds 30,317 Recap 5 October 20 Pittsburgh Steelers W 12–0 3–1–1 Polo Grounds 19,798 Recap 6 October 27 Chicago Bears L 21–37 3–2–1 Polo Grounds 44,219 Recap 7 November 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 10–7 4–2–1 Ebbets Field 32,958 Recap 8 November 10 Cleveland Rams L 0–13 4–3–1 Polo Grounds 23,614 Recap 9 November 17 Green Bay Packers W 7–3 5–3–1 Polo Grounds 28,262 Recap 10 November 24 Washington Redskins W 21–7 6–3–1 Polo Grounds 46,439 Recap 11 December 1 Brooklyn Dodgers L 6–14 6–4–1 Polo Grounds 54,993 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Roster 1940 New York Giants final roster Backs 10 Len Barnum RB/CB/K/P 14 Ward Cuff RB/CB/K 12 Kay Eakin RB/S/P 28 Nello Falaschi FB/LB   6 Jack Hinkle RB/CB   4 Tuffy Leemans RB/CB 17 John McLaughry RB/CB   9 Eddie Miller RB/S/P   8 Walt Nielsen FB/LB 25 Dom Principe RB/CB 20 Leland Shaffer RB/CB/S 15 Hank Soar RB/CB Linemen/Linebackers 55 Pete Cole G/DG 36 Frank Cope T/DT   2 Johnny Dell Isola G/DG 66 Jerry Dennerlein T/DT 69 Gil Duggan T/DT 60 Monk Edwards T/DT   7 Mel Hein C/LB   5 Kayo Lunday C/LB 33 John Mellus T/DT 35 Ken Moore G/DG 39 Doug Oldershaw G/DG 42 Orville Tuttle G/DG 50 Ed Widseth T/DTEnds/Receivers 29 Chuck Gelatka 31 Max Harrison 21 Jim Lee Howell 27 Jiggs Kline 24 Bolo Perdue 23 Buster Poole

rookies in italics

Standings

See also List of New York Giants seasons

References