1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season

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1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
OwnerDan Topping
Head coachMike Getto
Home fieldEbbets Field
Results
Record3–8
Division place4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 13th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7–4, winning only three games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season and were shut out in five of their eleven games.

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 Bye
2 Bye
3 September 27 at Philadelphia Eagles W 35–14 1–0
4 October 4 at Detroit Lions W 28–7 2–0 Briggs Stadium
5 October 11 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–7 2–1 Ebbets Field
6 October 18 Washington Redskins L 10–21 2–2 Ebbets Field
7 October 25 New York Giants W 17–7 3–2 Ebbets Field
8 November 1 Cleveland Rams L 0–17 3–3 Ebbets Field
9 November 8 Chicago Bears L 0–35 3–4 Ebbets Field
10 November 15 Philadelphia Eagles L 7–14 3–5 Ebbets Field
11 November 22 at Washington Redskins L 3–23 3–6 Griffith Stadium
12 November 29 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–13 3–7 Forbes Field
13 December 6 at New York Giants L 0–10 3–8 Polo Grounds

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Washington Redskins 10 1 0 .909 7–1 227 102 W9
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 4 0 .636 5–3 167 119 L1
New York Giants 5 5 1 .500 4–4 155 139 W2
Brooklyn Dodgers 3 8 0 .273 2–6 100 168 L6
Philadelphia Eagles 2 9 0 .182 2–6 134 239 L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References[]

  1. ^ "1942 Brooklyn Dodgers Statistics & Players - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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