1940 Chicago Cardinals season

1940 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Jimmy Conzelman
Results
Record	2–7–2
Division place	5th NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1940 Chicago Cardinals season was their 21st in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1–10, winning two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 15th consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 8, 1940	at Pittsburgh Steelers	T 7–7
2	September 15, 1940	Detroit Lions	T 0–0
3	September 25, 1940	Chicago Bears	W 21–7
4	September 29, 1940	at Green Bay Packers	L 31–6
5	October 5, 1940	at Detroit Lions	L 43–14
6	October 13, 1940	at Washington Redskins	L 28–21
7	October 20, 1940	at Cleveland Rams	L 26–14
8	October 27, 1940	Cleveland Rams	W 17–7
9	November 10, 1940	Green Bay Packers	L 28–7
10	November 24, 1940	at Brooklyn Dodgers	L 14–9
11	December 1, 1940	at Chicago Bears	L 31–23

Standings

NFL Western Division
	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.