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1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season

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1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
Head coachPotsy Clark
Home fieldEbbets Field
Results
Record3–7–1
Division place4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishdid not qualify

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.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 10, 1937 at Philadelphia Eagles W 13–7
2 September 19, 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates L 21–0
3 September 26, 1937 Cleveland Rams W 9–7
4 October 3, 1937 at Washington Redskins L 11–7
5 October 17, 1937 at Detroit Lions L 30–0
6 October 24, 1937 at New York Giants L 21–0
7 October 31, 1937 Washington Redskins L 21–0
8 November 7, 1937 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–10
9 November 14, 1937 at Chicago Bears L 29–7
10 November 21, 1937 at Pittsburgh Pirates W 23–0
11 November 25, 1937 New York Giants T 13–13

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Washington Redskins 8 3 0 .727 6–2 195 120 W2
New York Giants 6 3 2 .667 5–2–1 128 109 L1
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 7 0 .364 4–4 122 145 L1
Brooklyn Dodgers 3 7 1 .300 2–5–1 82 174 T1
Philadelphia Eagles 2 8 1 .200 2–6 86 177 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References