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

## Draft

1940 Washington Redskins draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 8 | Ed Boell | Back | NYU |
| 3 | 23 | 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 | 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 | 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 ||||||

## Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources |
| 1 | September 15 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 24–17 | 1–0 | Griffith Stadium | 32,763 | Recap | |
| 2 | September 22 | New York Giants | W 21–7 | 2–0 | Griffith Stadium | 34,712 | Recap | |
| — | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 3 | October 6 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 40–10 | 3–0 | Forbes Field | 25,213 | Recap | |
| 4 | October 13 | Chicago Cardinals | W 28–21 | 4–0 | Griffith Stadium | 33,691 | Recap | |
| 5 | October 20 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 34–17 | 5–0 | Shibe Park | 26,083 | Recap | |
| 6 | October 27 | at Detroit Lions | W 20–14 | 6–0 | University of Detroit Stadium | 28,090 | Recap | |
| 7 | November 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 37–10 | 7–0 | Griffith Stadium | 31,204 | Recap | |
| 8 | November 10 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 14–16 | 7–1 | Ebbets Field | 33,846 | Recap | |
| 9 | November 17 | Chicago Bears | W 7–3 | 8–1 | Griffith Stadium | 35,231 | Recap | |
| 10 | November 24 | at New York Giants | L 7–21 | 8–2 | Polo Grounds | 46,439 | Recap | |
| 11 | December 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 13–6 | 9–2 | Griffith Stadium | 25,838 | Recap | |
| 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.
NFL Western Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6–2 | 238 | 152 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 4 | 1 | .600 | 4–3–1 | 238 | 155 | T1 |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 4–3–1 | 138 | 153 | L1 |
| Cleveland Rams | 4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 2–5–1 | 171 | 191 | T1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 7 | 2 | .222 | 2–5–1 | 139 | 222 | L3 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

## Postseason

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