1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
| 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Potsy Clark |
| Home field | Ebbets Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–6–1 |
| Division place | 3rd NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their tenth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 4–4–3, losing six games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. The October 22 game against Philadelphia was the first NFL game to be televised.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 14, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates | W 12–7 |
| 2 | September 20, 1939 | Cleveland Rams | W 23–12 |
| 3 | September 24, 1939 | at Detroit Lions | L 27–7 |
| 4 | October 1, 1939 | at Philadelphia Eagles | T 0–0 |
| 5 | October 8, 1939 | at Washington Redskins | L 41–13 |
| 6 | October 22, 1939 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 23–14 |
| 7 | October 29, 1939 | New York Giants | L 7–6 |
| 8 | November 6, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates | W 17–13 |
| 9 | November 12, 1939 | Washington Redskins | L 42–0 |
| 10 | November 19, 1939 | Green Bay Packers | L 28–0 |
| 11 | November 26, 1939 | at New York Giants | L 28–7 |
Standings
| NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| New York Giants | 9 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 7–0–1 | 168 | 85 | W4 | |
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 6–1–1 | 242 | 94 | L1 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 3–4–1 | 108 | 219 | L3 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 9 | 1 | .100 | 1–7 | 114 | 216 | W1 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 9 | 1 | .100 | 1–6–1 | 105 | 200 | L2 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
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