1942 NFL season

1942 National Football League season
Regular season
East Champions Washington Redskins
West Champions Chicago Bears
Championship Game
Champions Washington Redskins

The 1942 NFL season was the 23rd regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, many players left for service in World War II, thus depleting the rosters of all the teams.

The Chicago Bears finished the regular season at 11–0, and faced the 10–1 Washington Redskins in the championship game. Washington, which had been beaten 73–0 in the 1940 title game, got a measure of revenge in spoiling the Bears' hope for a perfect season, winning 14–6.

Major rule changes

Final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Note: The NFL did not officially count tie games in the standings until 1972

Eastern Division
TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Washington Redskins 1010.909227102
Pittsburgh Steelers 740.636167119
New York Giants 551.500155139
Brooklyn Dodgers 380.273100168
Philadelphia Eagles 290.182134239
Western Division
TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Chicago Bears 11001.00037684
Green Bay Packers 821.800300215
Cleveland Rams 560.455150207
Chicago Cardinals 380.27398209
Detroit Lions 0110.00038263

NFL Championship Game

Washington 14, Chi. Bears 6, at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., December 13, 1942

Awards

Joe F. Carr Trophy (Most Valuable Player)   Don Hutson, Wide receiver, Green Bay

League leaders

Statistic Name Team Yards
Passing Cecil Isbell Green Bay 2021
Rushing Bill Dudley Pittsburgh 696
Receiving Don Hutson Green Bay 1211

References

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