1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season

The 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 12th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 8–3, winning only seven games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season.

1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
OwnerDan Topping
Head coachJock Sutherland
Home fieldEbbets Field
Results
Record7–4
Division place2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Schedule edit

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 Bye
2 Bye
3 September 21 Detroit Lions W 14–7 1–0 Ebbets Field
4 September 27 at Philadelphia Eagles W 24–13 2–0 Shibe Park
5 October 5 at Washington Redskins L 0–3 2–1 Griffith Stadium
6 October 12 at Green Bay Packers L 7–30 2–2 Wisconsin State Fair Park
7 October 19 Chicago Cardinals L 6–20 2–3 Ebbets Field
8 October 26 New York Giants W 16–13 3–3 Ebbets Field
9 November 2 Philadelphia Eagles W 15–6 4–3 Ebbets Field
10 November 9 Washington Redskins W 13–7 5–3 Ebbets Field
11 November 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–14 5–4 Forbes Field
12 Bye
13 November 30 Pittsburgh Steelers W 35–7 6–4 Ebbets Field
14 December 7 at New York Giants W 21–7 7–4 Polo Grounds
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings edit

NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Giants 8 3 0 .727 6–2 238 114 L1
Brooklyn Dodgers 7 4 0 .636 6–2 158 127 W2
Washington Redskins 6 5 0 .545 5–3 176 174 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 2 8 1 .200 1–6–1 119 218 L3
Pittsburgh Steelers 1 9 1 .100 1–6–1 103 276 L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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