1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season

1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
Head coach	Potsy Clark
Home field	Ebbets Field
Local radio	WJZ
Results
Record	4–6–1
Division place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did 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. 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.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 14, 1939	Pittsburgh Pirates	W 12–7
2	September 20, 1939	Cleveland Rams	W 23–12
3	September 24, 1939	at Detroit Lions	L 27–7
4	October 1, 1939	at Philadelphia Eagles	T 0–0
5	October 8, 1939	at Washington Redskins	L 41–13
6	October 22, 1939	Philadelphia Eagles	W 23–14
7	October 29, 1939	New York Giants	L 7–6
8	November 6, 1939	Pittsburgh Pirates	W 17–13
9	November 12, 1939	Washington Redskins	L 42–0
10	November 19, 1939	Green Bay Packers	L 28–0
11	November 26, 1939	at New York Giants	L 28–7

Standings

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.