1940 Chicago Cardinals season

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.

1940 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Jimmy Conzelman
Home field	Comiskey Park
Results
Record	2–7–2
Division place	5th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 8	at Pittsburgh Steelers	T 7–7	0–0–1	Forbes Field	Recap
2	September 15	Detroit Lions	T 0–0	0–0–2	War Memorial Stadium	Recap
3	September 25	Chicago Bears	W 21–7	1–0–2	Comiskey Park	Recap
4	September 29	at Green Bay Packers	L 6–31	1–1–2	Wisconsin State Fair Park	Recap
5	October 5	at Detroit Lions	L 14–43	1–2–2	University of Detroit Stadium	Recap
6	October 13	at Washington Redskins	L 21–28	1–3–2	Griffith Stadium	Recap
7	October 20	at Cleveland Rams	L 14–26	1–4–2	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	Recap
8	October 27	Cleveland Rams	W 17–7	2–4–2	Comiskey Park	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 10	Green Bay Packers	L 7–28	2–5–2	Comiskey Park	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 24	at Brooklyn Dodgers	L 9–14	2–6–2	Ebbets Field	Recap
11	December 1	at Chicago Bears	L 23–31	2–7–2	Wrigley Field	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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.