• Source: 1940 NFL season

The 1940 NFL season was the 21st regular season of the National Football League. The season ended when the Chicago Bears defeated the Washington Redskins in the NFL Championship Game by 73–0; this result still stands as the most one-sided victory (and highest score) in NFL history as of the 2023 season.
The Pittsburgh Pirates were rebranded as the Steelers before the 1940 season.




Draft


The 1940 NFL draft was held on December 9, 1939, at Milwaukee's Schroeder Hotel. With the first pick, the Chicago Cardinals selected halfback George Cafego from the University of Tennessee.




Major rule changes


The penalty for a forward pass not from scrimmage is 5 yards.
Penalties for fouls that occur prior to a pass or kick from behind the line of scrimmage are enforced from the previous spot. However, penalties for fouls during a free ball or when the offensive team fouls behind their line are enforced from the spot of the foul.
Fouls enforced in the field of play cannot penalize the ball more than half the distance to the offender's goal line.
If the offensive team commits pass interference in their opponent's end zone, the defense has the choice of 15 yards from the previous spot and a loss of down, or a touchback.




Final standings






NFL Championship Game



Chi. Bears 73, Washington 0, at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., December 8, 1940




League leaders






Awards



1940 All Professional Team
First Team

LE: Don Hutson, Green Bay Packers
LT: Joe Stydahar, Chicago Bears
LG: Danny Fortmann, Chicago Bears
C: Mel Hein, New York Giants
RG: John Wiethe, Detroit Lions
RT: Frank Kinard, Brooklyn Dodgers
RE: Perry Schwartz, Brooklyn Dodgers
QB: Clarence Parker, Brooklyn Dodgers
LHB: Sammy Baugh, Washington Redskins
RHB: Byron "Whizzer" White, Detroit Lions
FB: Johnny Drake, Cleveland Rams
Second Team

LE: Don Looney, Philadelphia Eagles
LT: Jim Barber, Washington Redskins
LG: Steve Slivinski, Washington Redskins
C: Clyde Turner, Chicago Bears
RG: Doug Oldershaw, New York Giants
RT: John Mellus, New York Giants
RE: Jim Poole, New York Giants
QB: Davey O'Brien, Philadelphia Eagles
LHB: Cecil Isbell, Green Bay Packers
RHB: Dick Todd, Washington Redskins
FB: Clarke Hinkle, Green Bay Packers




Coaching changes


Brooklyn Dodgers: Potsy Clark was replaced by Jock Sutherland.
Chicago Cardinals: Ernie Nevers was replaced by Jimmy Conzelman.
Detroit Lions: Gus Henderson was replaced by George Clark.




Stadium changes


The Detroit Lions played full time at University of Detroit Stadium, no longer splitting home games with Briggs Stadium
The Philadelphia Eagles moved from Philadelphia Municipal Stadium to Shibe Park




References



NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
NFL History 1931–1940 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)

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