1940 Washington Redskins season

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 by losing the NFL Championship to the Chicago Bears, 73–0.

1940 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
Head coach	Ray Flaherty
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	9–2
Division place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Lost NFL Championship (Bears) 73–0

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Game 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	at Pittsburgh 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	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 34–17	5–0	Shibe Park	26,083	Recap
8	October 27	at Detroit 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	at Brooklyn 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	at New 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

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

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	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.