1940 Chicago Bears season
- 1940 Chicago Bears season
Infobox NFL_season
team = Chicago Bears
year = 1940
record = 8-3
division_place = 1st NFL West
coach = George Halas
stadium = Wrigley Field
playoffs = W NFL ChampionshipThe 1940 Chicago Bears season was their 21st regular season and 5th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 8-3 record under head coach George Halas. Behind NFL greats Sid Luckman and Bronko Nagurski the club rode to a 8-3 record and birth in the NFL Championship. There the club stormed the Washington Redskins under the brand new formation known as the T formation to claim their fourth league title.
Offseason
The Bears selected Clyde "Bulldog" Turner with their first round pick in the 1940 NFL Draft. He would be with the Bears for four Championships and be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.
Regular Season
Division Standings
Western Division
"Note: W= Win, L= Loss, T= Tie, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points for, PA= Points Against"
"Note: The team with the best record in the Western Division played the team with the best record in the Eastern Division in the Championship Game"
NFL Championship Game
Chicago Bears beat the Washington Redskins 73-0 in the NFL's biggest scoring and most lopsided game in NFL history.
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