# 1940 Chicago Bears season

The 1940 season was the Chicago Bears' 21st in the National Football League. The team matched on their 8–3 record from 1939 under head coach George Halas. Behind NFL great Sid Luckman, the club gained a berth in the NFL Championship. There the club stormed the Washington Redskins under the brand new formation known as the T formation to claim their fourth league title. This was the first of four consecutive NFL Western titles for the Bears.

## Offseason

The Bears selected Clyde "Bulldog" Turner with their first round pick in the 1940 NFL draft. He would be with the Bears for four Championships and be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 22 | at Green Bay Packers | W 41–10 | 1–0 | City Stadium | 22,557 | Recap |
| 2 | September 25 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 7–21 | 1–1 | Comiskey Park | 23,181 | Recap |
| — | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 3 | October 6 | at Cleveland Rams | W 21–14 | 2–1 | Cleveland Stadium | 18,998 | Recap |
| 4 | October 13 | Detroit Lions | W 7–0 | 3–1 | Wrigley Field | 34,217 | Recap |
| 5 | October 20 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 16–7 | 4–1 | Wrigley Field | 31,101 | Recap |
| 6 | October 27 | at New York Giants | W 37–21 | 5–1 | Polo Grounds | 44,219 | Recap |
| 7 | November 3 | Green Bay Packers | W 14–7 | 6–1 | Wrigley Field | 45,434 | Recap |
| 8 | November 10 | at Detroit Lions | L 14–17 | 6–2 | Briggs Stadium | 21,735 | Recap |
| 9 | November 17 | at Washington Redskins | L 3–7 | 6–3 | Griffith Stadium | 35,331 | Recap |
| 10 | November 24 | Cleveland Rams | W 47–25 | 7–3 | Wrigley Field | 20,717 | Recap |
| 11 | December 1 | Chicago Cardinals | W 31–23 | 8–3 | Wrigley Field | 13,902 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||||

## Standings

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.
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 Championship Game

Chicago Bears beat the Washington Redskins 73–0 in the NFL's biggest scoring and most lopsided game in NFL history.

## All-Star Game

The Bears defeated the NFL All-Stars 28–14 on December 29, 1940
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