1939 Cleveland Rams season

1939 Cleveland Rams season
Head coachEarl "Dutch" Clark
Home stadiumCleveland Municipal Stadium
Results
Record5–5–1 (NFL)
6–5–1 (overall)
Division place4th NFL Western
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1939 Cleveland Rams season was the team's third year with the National Football League and the fourth season in Cleveland.

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 15 at Chicago Bears L 21–30 0–1 Wrigley Field 10,000 Recap
2 September 20 at Brooklyn Dodgers L 12–23 0–2 Ebbets Field 12,423 Recap
3 October 1 at Green Bay Packers W 27–24 1–2 City Stadium 9,888 Recap
4 October 8 Chicago Bears L 21–35 1–3 Municipal Stadium 18,209 Recap
5 October 15 at Detroit Lions L 7–15 1–4 Briggs Stadium 30,096 Recap
6 October 22 at Chicago Cardinals W 24–0 2–4 Wrigley Field 10,000 Recap
7 October 29 Pittsburgh Pirates T 14–14 2–4–1 Municipal Stadium 11,579 Recap
8 November 5 Chicago Cardinals W 14–0 3–4–1 Municipal Stadium 8,378 Recap
— November 12 at Columbus Bullies W 22–0 — Red Bird Stadium 8,000 — [1]
9 November 19 Detroit Lions W 14–3 4–4–1 Municipal Stadium 28,142 Recap
10 November 26 Green Bay Packers L 6–7 4–5–1 Municipal Stadium 30,690 Recap
11 December 3 Philadelphia Eagles W 35–13 5–5–1 Will Rogers Stadium 9,109 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents in bold. Non-league game in italics. September 20: Wednesday.

Standings

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
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.
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

  1. ^ "Rams Shut Out Columbus, 22–0: Field Goal by Spadaccini Opens Scoring," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Nov. 13, 1939, p. 14.
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