1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
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The 1942
Brooklyn Dodgers
season was their 13th in the league
. The team failed to improve on their previous season
's output of 7–4, winning only three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season and were shut out in five of their eleven games.
1942 NFL season
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....
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 13th 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 failed to improve on their previous season
1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
The 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 12th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 8-3, winning only seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...
's output of 7–4, winning only three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season and were shut out in five of their eleven games.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 27, 1942 | 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 35-14 |
| 2 | October 4, 1942 | 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... |
W 28-7 |
| 3 | October 11, 1942 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 7-0 |
| 4 | October 18, 1942 | 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 21-10 |
| 5 | October 25, 1942 | 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... |
W 17-7 |
| 6 | November 1, 1942 | 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... |
L 17-0 |
| 7 | November 8, 1942 | 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 35-0 |
| 8 | November 15, 1942 | 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 14-7 |
| 9 | November 22, 1942 | 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 23-3 |
| 10 | November 29, 1942 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 13-0 |
| 11 | December 6, 1942 | 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 10-0 |
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 1942 Washington Redskins season The 1942 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-5 record from 1941. They would end the season by winning the NFL Championship against the Chicago Bears, 14-6.-Schedule:-Standings:-NFL Championship Game:-All-Star Game:... |
10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 227 | 102 | W-9 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers season marked the club's tenth anniversary as a member of the National Football League. The team improved on their previous season result of 1–9–1 with a record of 7–4–0, which was good enough for 2nd place in the NFL East... |
7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 167 | 119 | L-1 |
| New York Giants 1942 New York Giants season The 1942 New York Giants season was the eighteenth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 155 | 139 | W-2 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 100 | 168 | L-6 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1942 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1942 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 10th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2–8–1, losing nine games... |
2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 134 | 239 | L-1 |