1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season | |
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Owner | Dan Topping |
Head coach | Potsy Clark |
Home field | Ebbets Field |
Results | |
Record | 3–7–1 |
Division place | 4th NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their eighth in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 3–8–1, losing only seven games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | |
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1 | Bye | |||||
2 | September 10 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 13–7 | 1–0 | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | |
3 | September 19 | Pittsburgh Pirates | L 0–21 | 1–1 | Ebbets Field | |
4 | September 26 | Cleveland Rams | W 9–7 | 2–1 | Ebbets Field | |
5 | October 3 | at Washington Redskins | L 7–11 | 2–2 | Griffith Stadium | |
6 | Bye | |||||
7 | October 17 | at Detroit Lions | L 0–30 | 2–3 | University of Detroit Stadium | |
8 | October 24 | at New York Giants | L 0–21 | 2–4 | Polo Grounds | |
9 | October 31 | Washington Redskins | L 0–21 | 2–5 | Ebbets Field | |
10 | November 7 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–14 | 2–6 | Ebbets Field | |
11 | November 14 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–29 | 2–7 | Wrigley Field | |
12 | November 21 | at Pittsburgh Pirates | W 23–0 | 3–7 | Forbes Field | |
13 | November 25 | New York Giants | T 13–13 | 3–7–1 | Ebbets Field |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings[]
NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
Washington Redskins | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6–2 | 195 | 120 | W3 | |
New York Giants | 6 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 5–2–1 | 128 | 109 | L1 | |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 4–4 | 122 | 145 | L1 | |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 7 | 1 | .300 | 2–5–1 | 82 | 174 | T1 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 8 | 1 | .200 | 2–6 | 86 | 177 | L1 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References[]
Categories:
- Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) seasons
- 1937 National Football League season by team
- 1937 in sports in New York City
- 20th century in Brooklyn
- Flatbush, Brooklyn