1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
# 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season

The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 11th in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 4–6–1, winning eight games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 2 | September 15 | at Washington Redskins | L 17–24 | 0–1 | Griffith Stadium |
| 3 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 4 | September 29 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 10–3 | 1–1 | Forbes Field |
| 5 | October 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 30–17 | 2–1 | Ebbets Field |
| 6 | October 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 21–0 | 3–1 | Ebbets Field |
| 7 | October 20 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–16 | 3–2 | Wrigley Field |
| 8 | October 26 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 21–7 | 4–2 | Shibe Park |
| 9 | November 3 | New York Giants | L 7–10 | 4–3 | Ebbets Field |
| 10 | November 10 | Washington Redskins | W 16–14 | 5–3 | Ebbets Field |
| 11 | November 17 | Cleveland Rams | W 29–14 | 6–3 | Ebbets Field |
| 12 | November 24 | Chicago Cardinals | W 14–9 | 7–3 | Ebbets Field |
| 13 | December 1 | at New York Giants | W 14–6 | 8–3 | Polo Grounds |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||

## Standings

NFL Eastern Division :

| viewtalkedit | 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.

