1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
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The 1937
Brooklyn Dodgers
season was their eighth in the league
. The team improved on their previous season
's output of 3-8-1, losing only seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.
1937 NFL season
The 1937 NFL season was the 18th regular season of the National Football League. The Cleveland Rams joined the league as an expansion team. Meanwhile, the Redskins relocated from Boston, Massachusetts to Washington, D.C....
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)
The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...
season was their eighth in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team improved on their previous season
1936 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
The 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their seventh in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 5-6-1, winning only three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...
's output of 3-8-1, losing only seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 10, 1937 | at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 13-7 |
| 2 | September 19, 1937 | Pittsburgh Pirates | L 21-0 |
| 3 | September 26, 1937 | Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League... |
W 9-7 |
| 4 | October 3, 1937 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 11-7 |
| 5 | October 17, 1937 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 30-0 |
| 6 | October 24, 1937 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 21-0 |
| 7 | October 31, 1937 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 21-0 |
| 8 | November 7, 1937 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 14-10 |
| 9 | November 14, 1937 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 29-7 |
| 10 | November 21, 1937 | at Pittsburgh Pirates | W 23-0 |
| 11 | November 25, 1937 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
T 13-13 |
Standings
| NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Washington Redskins 1937 Washington Redskins season The Boston Redskins moved to Washington D.C. in 1937 to become the Washington Redskins. They began with the team trying to improve on their 7–5 record from 1936... |
8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 195 | 120 | W-3 |
| New York Giants 1937 New York Giants season The 1937 New York Giants season was the thirteenth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
6 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 128 | 109 | L-1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season - Week 1 : Philadelphia Eagles :at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 8,588* Referee:Scoring Drives:... |
4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 122 | 145 | L-1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 7 | 1 | .300 | 82 | 174 | T-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1937 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1937 Philadelphia Eagles season was their fifth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1–11, winning two games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-NFL Draft:... |
2 | 8 | 1 | .200 | 86 | 177 | L-1 |