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1940 Washington Redskins season
OwnerGeorge Preston Marshall
General managerJack Espey
Head coachRay Flaherty
Home fieldGriffith Stadium
Results
Record9–2
Division place1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finishLost NFL Championship
(vs. Bears) 0–73
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    • The 1940 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 9th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 4th in Washington, D.C. The team improved on their 6–3–2 record from 1939, finishing at 9–2. They would end the season losing the NFL Championship to the Chicago Bears, 73–0.

    Draft

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    Main article: 1940 NFL Draft
    1940 Washington Redskins draft
    Round Pick Player Position College Notes
    1 8 Ed Boell  Back NYU
    3 23 Burt (Buddy) Banker  Back Tulane
    5 38 Bill Kirchem  Tackle Tulane
    6 48 Joe Boyd  Tackle Texas A&M
    7 58 Roy Zimmerman *  Quarterback San Jose State
    8 68 Roland (Bud) Orf  End Missouri
    9 78 Bob Hoffman  Back USC
    10 88 Bob Seymour *  Halfback Oklahoma
    11 98 Howard Stoecker  Tackle USC
    12 108 Allen Johnson  Guard Duke
    13 118 Sam Bartholomew  Fullback Tennessee
    14 128 Ernie Lain  Back Rice
    15 138 Sandy Sanford  End Alabama
    16 148 Bolo Perdue  End Arkansas
    17 158 Steve Andrako  Center Ohio State
    18 168 Jay Graybeal  Back Oregon
    19 178 Charley Slagle  Back North Carolina
    20 188 F.W. (Buck) Murphy  Back Georgia Tech
    21 193 Mel Wetzel  Tackle Missouri
    22 198 Steve Sitko  Back Noter Dame
          Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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    Schedule

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    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
    1 Bye
    2 September 15 Brooklyn Dodgers W 24–17 1–0 Griffith Stadium 32,763 Recap
    3 September 22 New York Giants W 21–7 2–0 Griffith Stadium 34,712 Recap
    4 Bye
    5 October 6 atPittsburgh Steelers W 40–10 3–0 Forbes Field 25,213 Recap
    6 October 13 Chicago Cardinals W 28–21 4–0 Griffith Stadium 33,691 Recap
    7 October 20 atPhiladelphia Eagles W 34–17 5–0 Shibe Park 26,083 Recap
    8 October 27 atDetroit Lions W 20–14 6–0 Briggs Stadium 28,090 Recap
    9 November 3 Pittsburgh Steelers W 37–10 7–0 Griffith Stadium 31,204 Recap
    10 November 10 atBrooklyn Dodgers L 14–16 7–1 Ebbets Field 33,846 Recap
    11 November 17 Chicago Bears W 7–3 8–1 Griffith Stadium 35,231 Recap
    12 November 24 atNew York Giants L 7–21 8–2 Polo Grounds 46,439 Recap
    13 December 1 Philadelphia Eagles W 13–6 9–2 Griffith Stadium 25,838 Recap
    Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

    Postseason

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    Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Game
    recap
    Championship December 8 Chicago Bears L 0–73 Griffith Stadium 36,034 Recap

    Standings

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    NFL Eastern Division
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    		•  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.

    References

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    1. ^ "1940 Washington Redskins Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2022.


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