| Team: | Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) |
| Year: | 1940 |
| Record: | 8–3 |
| Division Place: | 2nd NFL Eastern |
| Owner: | Dan Topping |
| Coach: | Jock Sutherland |
| Stadium: | Ebbets Field |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Dodgers seasons |
The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 11th in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 4–6–1, winning eight games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | |||||||
| 2 | September 15 | at Washington Redskins | L 17–24 | 0–1 | Griffith Stadium | |||
| 3 | Bye | |||||||
| 4 | September 29 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 10–3 | 1–1 | Forbes Field | |||
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 30–17 | 2–1 | Ebbets Field | ||||
| 6 | October 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 21–0 | 3–1 | Ebbets Field | |||
| 7 | October 20 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–16 | 3–2 | Wrigley Field | |||
| 8 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 21–7 | 4–2 | Shibe Park | ||||
| 9 | November 3 | New York Giants | L 7–10 | 4–3 | Ebbets Field | |||
| 10 | November 10 | Washington Redskins | W 16–14 | 5–3 | Ebbets Field | |||
| 11 | November 17 | Cleveland Rams | W 29–14 | 6–3 | Ebbets Field | |||
| 12 | November 24 | Chicago Cardinals | W 14–9 | 7–3 | Ebbets Field | |||
| 13 | December 1 | at New York Giants | W 14–6 | 8–3 | Polo Grounds | |||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||