1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
National Football League team season
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The 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their eighth in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 3â8â1, losing only seven games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.
| 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dan Topping |
| Head coach | Potsy Clark |
| Home stadium | Ebbets Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 3â7â1 |
| Division place | 4th NFL Eastern |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||||
| 2 | September 10 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 13â7 | 1â0 | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | ||
| 3 | September 19 | Pittsburgh Pirates | L 0â21 | 1â1 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 4 | September 26 | Cleveland Rams | W 9â7 | 2â1 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 5 | October 3 | at Washington Redskins | L 7â11 | 2â2 | Griffith Stadium | ||
| 6 | Bye | ||||||
| 7 | October 17 | at Detroit Lions | L 0â30 | 2â3 | University of Detroit Stadium | ||
| 8 | October 24 | at New York Giants | L 0â21 | 2â4 | Polo Grounds | ||
| 9 | October 31 | Washington Redskins | L 0â21 | 2â5 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 10 | November 7 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 10â14 | 2â6 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 11 | November 14 | at Chicago Bears | L 7â29 | 2â7 | Wrigley Field | ||
| 12 | November 21 | at Pittsburgh Pirates | W 23â0 | 3â7 | Forbes Field | ||
| 13 | November 25 | New York Giants | T 13â13 | 3â7â1 | Ebbets Field | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Roster
| 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers final roster | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Backs
Ends/Receivers
|
Linemen/Linebackers
Reserve
Rookies in italics | |||||||
Standings
| NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6â2 | 195 | 120 | W2 | |
| New York Giants | 6 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 5â2â1 | 128 | 109 | L1 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 4â4 | 122 | 145 | L1 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 7 | 1 | .300 | 2â5â1 | 82 | 174 | T1 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 8 | 1 | .200 | 2â6 | 86 | 177 | L1 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
