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1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season

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1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
OwnerDan Topping
Head coachPotsy Clark
Home fieldEbbets Field
Local radioWJZ
Results
Record4–6–1
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their tenth in the league. 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

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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

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 14 Pittsburgh Pirates W 12–7 1–0 Ebbets Field Recap
2 September 20 Cleveland Rams W 23–12 2–0 Ebbets Field Recap
3 September 24 at Detroit Lions L 7–27 2–1 University of Detroit Stadium Recap
4 October 1 at Philadelphia Eagles T 0–0 2–1–1 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Recap
5 October 8 at Washington Redskins L 13–41 2–2–1 Griffith Stadium Recap
6 October 22 Philadelphia Eagles W 23–14 3–2–1 Ebbets Field Recap
7 October 29 New York Giants L 6–7 3–3–1 Ebbets Field Recap
8 November 6 Pittsburgh Pirates W 17–13 4–3–1 Ebbets Field Recap
9 November 12 Washington Redskins L 0–42 4–4–1 Ebbets Field Recap
10 November 19 Green Bay Packers L 0–28 4–5–1 Ebbets Field Recap
11 November 26 at New York Giants L 7–28 4–6–1 Polo Grounds Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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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.
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

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  1. ^ 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers
  2. ^ "1939 Brooklyn Dodgers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
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