1938 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
| 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Potsy Clark |
| Home field | Ebbets Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–4–3 |
| Division place | 3rd NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their ninth in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 3–7–1, winning four games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 18, 1938 | at Washington Redskins | T 16–16 |
| 2 | September 23, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates | L 17–3 |
| 3 | October 2, 1938 | Chicago Cardinals | W 13–0 |
| 4 | October 9, 1938 | at Pittsburgh Pirates | W 17–7 |
| 5 | October 16, 1938 | at Green Bay Packers | L 35–7 |
| 6 | October 23, 1938 | at New York Giants | L 28–14 |
| 7 | October 30, 1938 | Washington Redskins | T 6–6 |
| 8 | November 6, 1938 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 10–7 |
| 9 | November 13, 1938 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 32–14 |
| 10 | November 20, 1938 | Chicago Bears | L 24–6 |
| 11 | November 24, 1938 | New York Giants | T 7–7 |
Standings
| NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| New York Giants | 8 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 5–2–1 | 194 | 79 | W1 | |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 4–2–2 | 148 | 154 | L1 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 4 | 3 | .500 | 3–2–3 | 131 | 161 | T1 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3–5 | 154 | 164 | W2 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 2–6 | 79 | 169 | L6 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.