1938 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
National Football League team season
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The 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their ninth in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 3â7â1, winning four games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
| 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dan Topping |
| Head coach | Potsy Clark |
| Home stadium | Ebbets Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 4â4â3 |
| Division place | 3rd NFL Eastern |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||||
| 2 | September 18 | at Washington Redskins | T 16â16 | 0â0â1 | Griffith Stadium | ||
| 3 | September 23 | Pittsburgh Pirates | L 3â17 | 0â1â1 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 4 | October 2 | Chicago Cardinals | W 13â0 | 1â1â1 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 5 | October 9 | at Pittsburgh Pirates | W 17â7 | 2â1â1 | Forbes Field | ||
| 6 | October 16 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7â35 | 2â2â1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | ||
| 7 | October 23 | at New York Giants | L 14â28 | 2â3â1 | Polo Grounds | ||
| 8 | October 30 | Washington Redskins | T 6â6 | 2â3â2 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 9 | November 6 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 10â7 | 3â3â2 | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | ||
| 10 | November 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 32â14 | 4â3â2 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 11 | November 20 | Chicago Bears | L 6â24 | 4â4â2 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 12 | November 24 | New York Giants | T 7â7 | 4â4â3 | Ebbets Field | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Roster
| 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers final roster | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Backs
Ends/Receivers
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Linemen/Linebackers
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Standings
| NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| New York Giants | 8 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 5â2â1 | 194 | 79 | W1 | |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 4â2â2 | 148 | 154 | L1 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 4 | 3 | .500 | 3â2â3 | 131 | 161 | T1 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3â5 | 154 | 164 | W2 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 2â6 | 79 | 169 | L6 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
