1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season

1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
OwnerDan Topping
Head coachPotsy Clark
Home stadiumEbbets Field
Results
Record4–6–1
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their tenth in the National Football League (NFL). 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.

NFL draft

Main article: 1939 NFL Draft
1939 Brooklyn Dodgers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 5 Bob MacLeod  Back Dartmouth Played with the Chicago Bears
2 11 Clarence "Pug" Manders *  Fullback Drake
2 15 Bob Haak  Guard Indiana
3 20 Waddy Young  End Oklahoma
4 30 Vic Bottari  Back California
5 35 Jack Kinnison  Center Missouri
6 45 Len Janiak  Back Ohio
6 46 Ed Beinor *  Tackle Notre Dame
7 55 Alex Schoenbaum  Tackle Ohio State
8 65 Dan "Tiger" Hill  Center Duke
9 75 Forrest Kline  Guard TCU
10 85 Kimble Bradley  Back Ole Miss
11 95 George Lenc  End Augustana (IL)
12 105 Ralph Heikkinen  Guard Michigan
12 109 Carl Kaplanoff  Guard Ohio State
13 115 George Gembis  Back Wayne State (MI)
14 125 Ray Carnelly  Back Carnegie Tech
15 135 Lou Trunzo  Guard Wake Forest
16 145 Charley Gross  Guard Bradley
17 155 John Siegal *  End Columbia Played with the Chicago Bears
18 165 Paul Morin  Tackle Iowa State
19 175 Ferrell Anderson  Guard Kansas
20 185 Tony Popp  End Toledo
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 14 Pittsburgh Pirates W 12–7 1–0 Ebbets Field 19,444 Recap
2 September 20 Cleveland Rams W 23–12 2–0 Ebbets Field 12,423 Recap
3 September 24 at Detroit Lions L 7–27 2–1 University of Detroit Stadium 15,515 Recap
4 October 1 at Philadelphia Eagles T 0–0 2–1–1 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium 1,880 [3] Recap [4][5][6]
5 October 8 at Washington Redskins L 13–41 2–2–1 Griffith Stadium 27,092 Recap
6 October 22 Philadelphia Eagles W 23–14 3–2–1 Ebbets Field 13,057 Recap
7 October 29 New York Giants L 6–7 3–3–1 Ebbets Field 34,032 Recap
8 November 6 Pittsburgh Pirates W 17–13 4–3–1 Ebbets Field 8,951 Recap
9 November 12 Washington Redskins L 0–42 4–4–1 Ebbets Field 28,541 Recap
10 November 19 Green Bay Packers L 0–28 4–5–1 Ebbets Field 19,843 Recap
11 November 26 at New York Giants L 7–28 4–6–1 Polo Grounds 30,144 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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
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.
NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 9 2 0 .818 6–2 233 153 W4
Chicago Bears 8 3 0 .727 6–2 298 157 W4
Detroit Lions 6 5 0 .545 4–4 145 150 L4
Cleveland Rams 5 5 1 .500 4–4 195 164 W1
Chicago Cardinals 1 10 0 .091 0–8 84 254 L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ^ 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers
  2. ^ "1939 Brooklyn Dodgers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  3. ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer has this crowd, which "braved a cold drizzle," at "about 2,500" and the Associated Press at 3,000.
  4. ^ Perry Lewis, "Brooklyn Holds Eagles to Scoreless Tie: Fumbles Foil Philadelphia Eleven in Pro Battle," Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 2, 1939, pp. 21, 23.
  5. ^ Associated Press, "Philly Eagles Tie Brooklyn," [Allentown, PA] Morning Call, Oct. 2, 1939, p. 14.
  6. ^ Gene Ward, "'Lucky' Dodgers Tie Eagles," New York Daily News, Oct. 2, 1939, p. 42.


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