The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers season marked their 11th year in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on their previous season's output of 4–6–1, winning eight games.1940 Brooklyn Dodgers They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.
Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 15 at Washington Redskins L 17–24 0–1 Griffith Stadium 32,763 Recap — Bye 2 September 29 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 10–3 1–1 Forbes Field 26,618 Recap 3 Philadelphia Eagles W 30–17 2–1 Ebbets Field 24,008 Recap 4 October 13 Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–0 3–1 Ebbets Field 19,468 Recap 5 October 20 at Chicago Bears L 7–16 3–2 Wrigley Field 31,101 Recap 6 at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–7 4–2 Shibe Park 6,500 Recap 7 November 3 New York Giants L 7–10 4–3 Ebbets Field 32,958 Recap 8 November 10 Washington Redskins W 16–14 5–3 Ebbets Field 33,846 Recap 9 November 17 Cleveland Rams W 29–14 6–3 Ebbets Field 19,212 Recap 10 November 24 Chicago Cardinals W 14–9 7–3 Ebbets Field 16,619 Recap 11 December 1 at New York Giants W 14–6 8–3 Polo Grounds 54,993 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Roster 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers final roster Backs Wendell Butcher RB/CB/S George Cafego RB/CB Dick Cassiano RB/CB Sam Francis RB/CB/P Ralph Kercheval RB/CB/K/P Ben Kish RB/S Bill Leckonby RB/CB Pug Manders FB/LB Banks McFadden RB/CB Ace Parker RB/CB/S/K/P Rhoten Shetley RB/S Frank Zadworney RB/CB
Ends/Receivers Bill Bailey Sherrill Busby Harold Hill Herman Hodges Perry Schwartz Bob Winslow Waddy Young Linemen/Linebackers Ty Coon G/DG John Golemgeske T/DT Mike Gussie G/DG Red Heater T/DT Art Jocher G/DG Bruiser Kinard T/DT/K Frank Kristufek T/DT Lou Mark C/LB Walt Merrill T/DT Steve Petro G/DG Jim Sivell G/DG Bud Svendsen C/LB Si Titus C/LB
Rookies in italics
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