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1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season

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1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
OwnerDan Topping
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 Record Venue
1 Bye
2 September 10 at Philadelphia Eagles W 13–7 1–0 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
3 September 19 Pittsburgh Pirates L 0–21 1–1 Ebbets Field
4 September 26 Cleveland Rams W 9–7 2–1 Ebbets Field
5 October 3 at Washington Redskins L 7–11 2–2 Griffith Stadium
6 Bye
7 October 17 at Detroit Lions L 0–30 2–3 University of Detroit Stadium
8 October 24 at New York Giants L 0–21 2–4 Polo Grounds
9 October 31 Washington Redskins L 0–21 2–5 Ebbets Field
10 November 7 Philadelphia Eagles L 10–14 2–6 Ebbets Field
11 November 14 at Chicago Bears L 7–29 2–7 Wrigley Field
12 November 21 at Pittsburgh Pirates W 23–0 3–7 Forbes Field
13 November 25 New York Giants T 13–13 3–7–1 Ebbets Field
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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