| Team: | New York Giants |
| Year: | 1940 |
| Record: | 6–4–1 |
| Division Place: | 3rd NFL Eastern |
| Coach: | Steve Owen |
| Stadium: | Polo Grounds |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Giants seasons |
The New York Giants season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | |||||||
| 2 | September 15 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | T 10–10 | 0–0–1 | Forbes Field | Recap | ||
| 3 | September 22 | at Washington Redskins | L 7–21 | 0–1–1 | Griffith Stadium | Recap | ||
| 4 | September 28 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 20–14 | 1–1–1 | Shibe Park | Recap | ||
| 5 | Bye | |||||||
| 6 | October 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–7 | 2–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | ||
| 7 | October 20 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 12–0 | 3–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | ||
| 8 | October 27 | Chicago Bears | L 21–37 | 3–2–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 3 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 10–7 | 4–2–1 | Ebbets Field | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 10 | Cleveland Rams | L 0–13 | 4–3–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | ||
| 11 | November 17 | Green Bay Packers | W 7–3 | 5–3–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | ||
| 12 | November 24 | Washington Redskins | W 21–7 | 6–3–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | ||
| 13 | December 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L 6–14 | 6–4–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||