1940 Chicago Cardinals season

Defunct NFL team season

The 1940 Chicago Cardinals season marked their 21st year in the National Football League (NFL). While the team improved on their previous output of 1–10 by winning 2 games, they nevertheless missed the Championship Playoff for the 8th consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 8	at Pittsburgh Steelers	T 7–7	0–0–1	Forbes Field	22,000	Recap
2	September 15	Detroit Lions	T 0–0	0–0–2	War Memorial Stadium	18,048	Recap
3	September 25	Chicago Bears	W 21–7	1–0–2	Comiskey Park	23,181	Recap
4	September 29	at Green Bay Packers	L 6–31	1–1–2	State Fair Park	20234	Recap
5	October 5	at Detroit Lions	L 14–43	1–2–2	Dinan Field	20,619	Recap
6	October 13	at Washington Redskins	L 21–28	1–3–2	Griffith Stadium	33,691	Recap
7	October 20	at Cleveland Rams	L 14–26	1–4–2	Cleveland Stadium	13,363	Recap
8	October 27	Cleveland Rams	W 17–7	2–4–2	Comiskey Park	10,313	Recap
—	Bye
9	November 10	Green Bay Packers	L 7–28	2–5–2	Comiskey Park	11,364	Recap
—	Bye
10	November 24	at Brooklyn Dodgers	L 9–14	2–6–2	Ebbets Field	16,619	Recap
11	December 1	at Chicago Bears	L 23–31	2–7–2	Wrigley Field	13,902	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

1940 Chicago Cardinals
United Press, "Lions Swamp Cards," Pittsburgh Press, Oct. 6, 1940, section 3, p. 15.

v t e Arizona Cardinals
Founded in 1898 Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993) Based in Glendale, Arizona Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona
Franchise	History in Chicago in St. Louis Seasons Head coaches All-time roster (A–Kin, Kir–Z) Quarterbacks First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Normal Park Comiskey Park Wrigley Field Forbes Field Soldier Field Busch Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium Mountain America Stadium State Farm Stadium
Culture	Chris O'Brien Charles Bidwill Bill Bidwill Red Sea Big Red (mascot) Jerry Maguire
Lore	1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal 1925 NFL Championship controversy Card-Pitt Million Dollar Backfield Chicago Cardinals–Toronto Argonauts exhibition game Fútbol Americano "They are who we thought they were!" Hail Murray
Rivalries	Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs (former) Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks
Division championships (7)	1947 1948 1974 1975 2008 2009 2015
Conference championships (1)	2008
League championships (2)	1925 1947
Retired numbers	8 40 77 88 99
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division
Category

v t e Arizona Cardinals seasons
Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993)
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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance