| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season | |
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| Owner | Dan Topping |
| Head coach | Mike Getto |
| Home field | Ebbets Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–8 |
| Division place | 4th NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 13th in the league. The Dodgers failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7–4, winning only three games.[1] Brooklyn failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season and were shut out in five of their eleven games.
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Main article: 1942 NFL draft |
The Dodgers had 20 total selections in the draft. Their first round selection was USC running back Bobby Robertson. The Dodgers also selected Kansas end Ralph Miller. Miller would decline playing in the NFL and would eventually go on to a Hall of Fame career coaching college basketball, which he also played at Kansas.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||||
| 2 | Bye | ||||||
| 3 | September 27 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 35–14 | 1–0 | Erie Stadium | ||
| 4 | October 4 | at Detroit Lions | W 28–7 | 2–0 | Briggs Stadium | ||
| 5 | October 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 0–7 | 2–1 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 6 | October 18 | Washington Redskins | L 10–21 | 2–2 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 7 | October 25 | New York Giants | W 17–7 | 3–2 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 8 | November 1 | Cleveland Rams | L 0–17 | 3–3 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 9 | November 8 | Chicago Bears | L 0–35 | 3–4 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 10 | November 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–14 | 3–5 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 11 | November 22 | at Washington Redskins | L 3–23 | 3–6 | Griffith Stadium | ||
| 12 | November 29 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 0–13 | 3–7 | Forbes Field | ||
| 13 | December 6 | at New York Giants | L 0–10 | 3–8 | Polo Grounds | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
| NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Washington Redskins | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 7–1 | 227 | 102 | W9 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 5–3 | 167 | 119 | L1 | |
| New York Giants | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 4–4 | 155 | 139 | W2 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2–6 | 100 | 168 | L6 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 2–6 | 134 | 239 | L1 | |