1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season

National Football League team season November 2013 March 2026 391029-Dodgers-Giants-program.jpg Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) Brooklyn Dodgers 1939 4–6–1 3rd NFL Eastern Dan Topping Potsy Clark Ebbets Field Did not qualify Dodgers seasons The 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their tenth in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 4–4–3, losing six games.1939 Brooklyn Dodgers They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. The October 22 game against Philadelphia was the first NFL game to be televised. NFL draft 1939 NFL Draft 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 5 Bob MacLeod Back Dartmouth Played with the Chicago Bears 2 11 Clarence "Pug" Manders Fullback Drake yes yes 2 15 Bob Haak Guard Indiana yes 3 20 Waddy Young End Oklahoma yes 4 30 Vic Bottari Back California 5 35 Jack Kinnison Center Missouri 6 45 Len Janiak Back Ohio yes 6 46 Ed Beinor Tackle Notre Dame yes 7 55 Alex Schoenbaum Tackle Ohio State 8 65 Dan "Tiger" Hill Center Duke 9 75 Forrest Kline Guard TCU 10 85 Kimble Bradley Back Ole Miss 11 95 George Lenc End Augustana (IL) yes 12 105 Ralph Heikkinen Guard Michigan yes 12 109 Carl Kaplanoff Guard Ohio State yes 13 115 George Gembis Back Wayne State (MI) 14 125 Ray Carnelly Back Carnegie Tech yes 15 135 Lou Trunzo Guard Wake Forest 16 145 Charley Gross Guard Bradley 17 155 John Siegal End Columbia Played with the Chicago Bears yes 18 165 Paul Morin Tackle Iowa State 19 175 Ferrell Anderson Guard Kansas 20 185 Tony Popp End Toledo nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/bkn/1939_draft.htm 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers Draftees Pro Football Reference April 28, 2023 Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 14, 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates W 12–7 1–0 Ebbets Field 19,444 Recap 2 September 20, 1939 Cleveland Rams W 23–12 2–0 Ebbets Field 12,423 Recap 3 September 24 at Detroit Lions L 7–27 2–1 University of Detroit Stadium 15,515 Recap 4 October 1 at Philadelphia Eagles T 0–0 2–1–1 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium 1,880 The Philadelphia Inquirer has this crowd, which "braved a cold drizzle," at "about 2,500" and the Associated Press at 3,000. Recap Perry Lewis, "Brooklyn Holds Eagles to Scoreless Tie: Fumbles Foil Philadelphia Eleven in Pro Battle," Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 2, 1939, pp. 21, 23.Associated Press, "Philly Eagles Tie Brooklyn," [Allentown, PA] Morning Call, Oct. 2, 1939, p. 14.Gene Ward, "'Lucky' Dodgers Tie Eagles," New York Daily News, Oct. 2, 1939, p. 42. 5 October 8 at Washington Redskins L 13–41 2–2–1 Griffith Stadium 27,092 Recap 6 October 22 Philadelphia Eagles W 23–14 3–2–1 Ebbets Field 13,057 Recap 7 October 29 New York Giants L 6–7 3–3–1 Ebbets Field 34,032 Recap 8 November 6, 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates W 17–13 4–3–1 Ebbets Field 8,951 Recap 9 November 12 Washington Redskins L 0–42 4–4–1 Ebbets Field 28,541 Recap 10 November 19 Green Bay Packers L 0–28 4–5–1 Ebbets Field 19,843 Recap 11 November 26 at New York Giants L 7–28 4–6–1 Polo Grounds 30,144 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Roster 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers final roster Backs 66 Wendell Butcher RB/CB/S  2 Ray Carnelly RB/CB 10 Sam Francis FB/LB/P 11 Ace Gutowsky FB/LB  3 Len Janiak FB/LB  1 Ralph Kercheval RB/CB/K/P  4 Bill Leckonby RB/S  9 Pug Manders FB/LB  5 Dick Nardi RB/CB  7 Ace Parker RB/S/K Ends/Receivers 14 Harold Hill 13 Herman Hodges 99 Perry Schwartz  6 Waddy Young Linemen/Linebackers 27 Leo Disend T/DT 17 John Golemgeske G/DG 19 Bob Haak G/T/DG/DT 16 Paul Humphrey C/LB 15 Carl Kaplanoff G/DG/T/DT 25 Bruiser Kinard T/DT/K 12 Lou Mark C/LB 21 Joe Ratica C/G/LB/DG 29 Alec Shellogg T/DT 28 Jim Sivell G/DG Rookies in italics Standings References External links "Detroit Lions vs. Brooklyn Dodgers," September 24, 1939 game highlights, via YouTube.com (Color video.) Category:Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) seasons Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) Brooklyn Category:1930s in Brooklyn Category:Flatbush, Brooklyn