1939 Cleveland Rams season
NFL team season
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The 1939 Cleveland Rams season was the team's third year with the National Football League and the fourth season in Cleveland.
Home stadiumCleveland Municipal Stadium
Record5â5â1 (NFL)
6â5â1 (overall)
6â5â1 (overall)
Division place4th NFL Western
| 1939 Cleveland Rams season | |
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| Head coach | Earl "Dutch" Clark |
| Home stadium | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 5â5â1 (NFL) 6â5â1 (overall) |
| Division place | 4th NFL Western |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 15 | at Chicago Bears | L 21â30 | 0â1 | Wrigley Field | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| 2 | September 20 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 12â23 | 0â2 | Ebbets Field | 12,423 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 1 | at Green Bay Packers | W 27â24 | 1â2 | City Stadium | 9,888 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 8 | Chicago Bears | L 21â35 | 1â3 | Municipal Stadium | 18,209 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 15 | at Detroit Lions | L 7â15 | 1â4 | Briggs Stadium | 30,096 | Recap | ||
| 6 | October 22 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 24â0 | 2â4 | Wrigley Field | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| 7 | October 29 | Pittsburgh Pirates | T 14â14 | 2â4â1 | Municipal Stadium | 11,579 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 5 | Chicago Cardinals | W 14â0 | 3â4â1 | Municipal Stadium | 8,378 | Recap | ||
| â | November 12 | at Columbus Bullies | W 22â0 | â | Red Bird Stadium | 8,000 | â | [1] | |
| 9 | November 19 | Detroit Lions | W 14â3 | 4â4â1 | Municipal Stadium | 28,142 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 26 | Green Bay Packers | L 6â7 | 4â5â1 | Municipal Stadium | 30,690 | Recap | ||
| 11 | December 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 35â13 | 5â5â1 | Will Rogers Stadium | 9,109 | Recap | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents in bold. Non-league game in italics. September 20: Wednesday. | |||||||||
Roster
| 1939 Cleveland Rams final roster | ||||||||
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Standings
| NFL Western Division | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 6â2 | 233 | 153 | W4 | |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6â2 | 298 | 157 | W4 | |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4â4 | 145 | 150 | L4 | |
| Cleveland Rams | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 4â4 | 195 | 164 | W1 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0â8 | 84 | 254 | L8 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
| NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| New York Giants | 9 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 7â0â1 | 168 | 85 | W4 | |
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 6â1â1 | 242 | 94 | L1 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 3â4â1 | 108 | 219 | L3 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 9 | 1 | .100 | 1â7 | 114 | 216 | W1 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 9 | 1 | .100 | 1â6â1 | 105 | 200 | L2 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.