1940 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1940, see 1940 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1940 New York Giants season
Head coach	Steve Owen
Home field	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	6–4–1
Division place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1940 New York Giants season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	Bye
2	September 15	at Pittsburgh Steelers	T 10–10	0–0–1	Forbes Field	Recap
3	September 22	at Washington Redskins	L 7–21	0–1–1	Griffith Stadium	Recap
4	September 28	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–14	1–1–1	Shibe Park	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 13	Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–7	2–1–1	Polo Grounds	Recap
7	October 20	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 12–0	3–1–1	Polo Grounds	Recap
8	October 27	Chicago Bears	L 21–37	3–2–1	Polo Grounds	Recap
9	November 3	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W 10–7	4–2–1	Ebbets Field	Recap
10	November 10	Cleveland Rams	L 0–13	4–3–1	Polo Grounds	Recap
11	November 17	Green Bay Packers	W 7–3	5–3–1	Polo Grounds	Recap
12	November 24	Washington Redskins	W 21–7	6–3–1	Polo Grounds	Recap
13	December 1	Brooklyn Dodgers	L 6–14	6–4–1	Polo Grounds	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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.

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons