1940 New York Giants Game-by-Game Results
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-4-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Steve Owen (6-4-1)
Location: New York, New York
1940 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 6-4-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Steve Owen (6-4-1)
Location: New York, New York
1940 New York Giants Roster
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1940 season with a record of 6 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.
New York scored 131 points, while the rigid defensive squad surrendered 133. Tuffy Leemans ran for a team-leading 474 yards for the Giants.
Eddie Miller passed for 505 yards. Lee Shaffer topped pass catchers, hauling in 15 passes, while Jim Howell added 255 receiving yards.
Doug Oldershaw and Lee Shaffer each picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Steve Owen coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 131
Regular Season Points Against: 133
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 15, 1940 | New York Giants 10 at Pittsburgh Steelers 10 | T | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-1 | ||
| September 22, 1940 | New York Giants 7 at Washington Redskins 21 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-1 | 0-1-1 | ||
| September 28, 1940 | New York Giants 20 at Philadelphia Eagles 14 | W | 0-0-0 | 1-1-1 | 1-1-1 | ||
| October 13, 1940 | Philadelphia Eagles 7 at New York Giants 17 | W | 1-0-0 | 1-1-1 | 2-1-1 | ||
| October 20, 1940 | Pittsburgh Steelers 0 at New York Giants 12 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-1-1 | 3-1-1 | ||
| October 27, 1940 | Chicago Bears 37 at New York Giants 21 | L | 2-1-0 | 1-1-1 | 3-2-1 | ||
| November 3, 1940 | New York Giants 10 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | W | 2-1-0 | 2-1-1 | 4-2-1 | ||
| November 10, 1940 | Chicago Cardinals 13 at New York Giants 0 | L | 2-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 4-3-1 | ||
| November 17, 1940 | Green Bay Packers 3 at New York Giants 7 | W | 3-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 5-3-1 | ||
| November 24, 1940 | Washington Redskins 7 at New York Giants 21 | W | 4-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 6-3-1 | ||
| December 1, 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers 14 at New York Giants 6 | L | 4-3-0 | 2-1-1 | 6-4-1 |
