1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season

1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
Head coach	Mike Getto
Home field	Ebbets Field
Results
Record	3–8
Division place	4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 27, 1942	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 35–14
2	October 4, 1942	at Detroit Lions	W 28–7
3	October 11, 1942	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–0
4	October 18, 1942	Washington Redskins	L 21–10
5	October 25, 1942	New York Giants	W 17–7
6	November 1, 1942	Cleveland Rams	L 17–0
7	November 8, 1942	Chicago Bears	L 35–0
8	November 15, 1942	Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–7
9	November 22, 1942	at Washington Redskins	L 23–3
10	November 29, 1942	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–0
11	December 6, 1942	at New York Giants	L 10–0

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins	10	1	0	.909	7–1	227	102	W9
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	4	0	.636	5–3	167	119	L1
New York Giants	5	5	1	.500	4–4	155	139	W2
Brooklyn Dodgers	3	8	0	.273	2–6	100	168	L6
Philadelphia Eagles	2	9	0	.182	2–6	134	239	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.