| The Brooklyn Dodgers are the last N.F.L. expansion team to have a winning record in their first season (7-4-1 • 1930) |
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Home field: Ebbets Field
The Brooklyn Dodgers were formed from the inactive Dayton Triangles franchise July, 1930.
| The Brooklyn Dodgers are the last N.F.L. expansion team to have a winning record in their first season (7-4-1 • 1930) |
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Brooklyn Dodgers
1930 10-4-1 (7-4-1 NFL, 4th)
9/21 T 0-0 Chicago Bears
9/24 L 0-12 at Portsmouth Spartans (night) 16,500 9/25?
10/5 W 21-0 at Staten Island Stapletons 20-0?
10/12 W 32-0 Newark Tornadoes (H) 7,000
10/18 W 14-7 Frankford Yellowjackets
10/19 W 14-0 at Newark Tornadoes, at Newark Velodrome
10/22 postponed at New York Giants, the Polo Grounds (night) [Giants don't like night games]
10/26 W 45-0 Long Island Bulldogs (H) 10,000 (non lg.)[Exhibition Game]
11/2 L 0-3 at Providence Steam Roller
11/9 W 34-0 Minneapolis Redjackets (H)
11/16 postponed Buffalo Bears (H) [non-league]
11/23 L 0-6 Staten Island Stapletons (H) 18,000
11/27 W 33-12 Providence Steam Roller
11/30 W 7-6 at New York Giants, the Polo Grounds 25,000
12/7 L 0-13 New York Giants (H) 20,000
12/13 W 13-0 Memphis Tigers, at Atlanta Ponce De Leon Stadium 3,000 (non-lg.) [Exhibition Game]
12/14 W 13-0 at Memphis Tigers, Hodges Field 2,000 (non lg.) [Exhibition Game]
Last expansion team to have winning record in first season of play.
1931 (2-12-0 NFL, 9th )
9/13 L 0-14 at Portsmouth Spartans
9/20 L 6-32 at Green Bay Packers
9/26 L 0-6 at Cleveland Indians
10/2 W 20-0 at Frankford Yellowjackets
10/4 L 7-9 at Staten Island Stapes, Thompson Stadium 7-12,000
10/11 W 18-6 Staten Island Stapes (H) 15,000
10/18 L 0-19 Portsmouth Spartans (H) 10,000
10/25 L 0-27 at New York Giants, Polo Grounds 22,000
10/28 postponed at Staten Island Stapes, Thompson Stadium (night) [rain] 1,500
10/29 postponed at Staten Island Stapes, Thompson Stadium (night) [rain]
11/1 L 7-14 Chicago Cardinals (H) 15,000
11/4 L 0-13 at Staten Island Stapes (night) 3,500-6,000
11/8 L 0-7 at Providence Steam Roller
11/15 canceled Frankford Yellow Jackets (H) [Frankford team folded week before game]
11/22 L 0-26 Chicago Bears (H) 25,000
11/29 L 0-7 Green Bay Packers (H) 15,000
12/6 L 6-19 New York Giants (H) 25,000
1932 3-9-1 (3-9-0 NFL, 6th) Coach: Benny Friedman
9/16 T 0-0 at Passaic Red Devils (non-lg.) [Exhibition Game]
9/25 W 7-0 at Staten Island Stapes, Thompson Stadium 7,000
10/2 W 14-0 at Boston Braves, Braves Field 20,000
10/9 L 6-7 Staten Island Stapes (H) 15,000
10/16 L 12-20 at New York Giants, Polo Grounds 25,000 [Part Benefit]
10/19 L 0-13 Chicago Bears, at Cleveland Municipal Stadium (night) 23,000 [Charity Exhibition Game]
10/23 L 0-13 at Green Bay Packers 5,000
10/30 L 7-27 at Chicago Bears, Wrigley Field
11/6 L 7-17 Portsmouth Spartans (H) 25,000
11/13 W 3-0 Chicago Cardinals (H) 17,000
11/20 L 0-20 at Chicago Bears, Wrigley Field
11/24 L 0-7 Green Bay Packers (H) 30,000
11/27 L 7-13 New York Giants (H) 10,000
12/4 L 0-7 Boston Braves (H) 20,000
1933 11-6-1 (5-4-1 NFL, 2nd Eastern Division))
9/19 W 37-12 All-Long Island All-Stars, at Freeport Municipal Stadium [Pre-season]
9/21 W 13-0 Albany Knickerbockers (night), at HAwkins Stadium, Menands, NY (non-lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/24 W 20-0 at Paterson Night Hawks, at Hinchcliffe City Stadium (non-lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/27 T 0-0 at Bridgeport Pros, at Newfield Park
10/1 W 17-0 at Staten Island Stapes, Thompson Stadium (non-lg.) 3,200 [Pre-Season]
10/8 L 0-10 Chicago Bears (H) 20,000
10/15 W 27-0 Cincinnati Reds (H) 12,000
10/22 L 7-21 at New York Giants, Polo Grounds 35,000
10/29 W 7-0 Chicago Cardinals (H) 18,000
11/5 T 3-3 Pittsburgh Pirates (H) 15,000
11/8 W 20-0 Washington Passers, at Griffith Stadium
11/12 W 32-0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12,000
11/15 L 2-21 St. Louis Gunners, at Francis Field
11/19 W 3-0 at Chicago Cardinals
11/26 W 14-0 Boston Redskins (H) 15,000
11/30 L 0-10 New York Giants (H) 28,000
12/3 L 0-10 at Cincinnati Reds 3,500
12/9 W 27-13 at Louisville Colonels, at Parkway Field 2,500 (non-lg.) [Exhibition Game]
12/10 L 0-13 Cincinnati Reds, at Dayton, Ohio 3,000 [Benefit Exhibition Game]
1934 11-8-1 (4-7-0 NFL, 3rd Eastern Division))
9/9 W 9-0 at Wessington A.C., Wessington Stadium, Clifton, N.J. (night) (non-lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/16 T 0-0 at Shenandoah Presidents 1,000 (non-lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/20 W 19-6 at East Orange Tornadoes (night) 10,000 (non-lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/21 W 23-6 at Pick & Pat Club of Bayside, Auburndale Field, 192nd Street (night) (non-lg.) [Pre-Season] 23-0?
9/22 canceled at Freeport Bulldogs, at Freeport Municipal Stadium (night)
9/23 W 9-0 at New Rochelle Bulldogs, City Park Stadium 5,000 (non-lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/25 W 28-0 Bay Parkways, at Dexter Park (night)
9/30 W 10-6 Boston Redskins (H) 12,500
10/7 L 7-21 Chicago Bears (H) 20,000
10/14 L 0-14 at New York Giants, Polo Grounds 30,000
10/23 L 0-28 at Detroit Lions, at University of Detroit Stadium (night) 11,000 10/22?
10/28 W 21-3 Pittsburgh Pirates (H) 8,000
11/6 L 0-21 Chicago Cardinals (H) (night) 7,000
11/11 W 10-7 at Philadelphia Eagles, Phillies Park 8,000
11/18 W 10-0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10,000
11/25 L 0-13 Philadelphia Eagles (H) 8,000
11/29 L 0-27 New York Giants (H) 15,000
12/2 L 3-13 at Boston Redskins, Fenway Park
12/9 W 17-14 at St. Louis Gunners [Charity Exhibition Game]
12/16 W 20-7 at Memphis Tigers, Russwood Park 4,000 (non-lg.) [Exhibition Game]
12/22 L 6-20 Chicago Bears, at Knoxville Baseball Field [Charity Exhibition Game] [University of Tennessee refused use of their stadium]
1935 11-6-1 (5-6-1 NFL, 2nd Eastern Division)) Training camp: New York State Agricultural School, Farmingdale
9/12 W 13-0 at Irvington Camptowners Club (NJ), Ollemar Stadium (night) [Johnny Biancone TD pass from Wes Hubbard, Bianconi 48 yard punt return TD][Times says 2nd game; Brooklyn Eagle says 1st]
9/15 no game at Long Island Paragons (non lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/15 W 7-0 at Reading Keystones 3,000 (non lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/17 W 33-0 at Hartley Bears, Kearney, NJ (night) (non-lg.)
9/19 W 9-6 at Orange Tornadoes, Knights of Columbus Stadium (night) 7,200 (non lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/22 W 7-6 at Paterson Panthers, Hinchcliffe City Stadium 8,200 (non lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/24 W 3-0 at Staten Island Buffaloes. Thompson Field
9/29 L 3-7 at Boston Redskins 18,000
10/6 W 12-0 Detroit Lions (H) 10,000 [Supposed to be played at Nevins Field, Detroit, but transfered due to World Series]
10/13 L 7-10 at New York Giants 30,000
10/20 L 14-24 at Chicago Bears
10/27 W 17-6 Philadelphia Eagles (H)
11/3 W 13-7 at Pittsburgh Pirates, Forges Field
11/5 W 3-0 at Philadelphia Eagles, Phillies Ballpark (night)
11/10 L 7-16 Pittsburgh Pirates (H)
11/17 postponed Chicago Cardinals (H) [rain]
11/19 W 14-12 Chicago Cardinals (H) (night)
11/28 L 0-21 New York Giants (H) 25,000
12/1 L 0-28 at Detroit Lions [originally scheduled for Ebbets Field]
12/8 T 0-0 Boston Redskins (H)
1936 13-9-2 (3-8-1 NFL, 4th Eastern Division) Coach- Paul Schissler
9/6 W 21-0 Staten Island Buffaloes, at Freeport Municipal Stadium (night) 3,000 (non-lg.) [Pre-Season] [Times says 2nd Dodger game; Brooklyn Eagle says 1st game.]
9/9 W 7-0 at Danbury Trojans, Danbury Lee Stadium (night) [1st game in new stadium] (non-lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/11 W 12-0 at Orange Tornadoes, Knights of Columbus Stadium (night) (non-lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/13 W 13-7 at Paterson Panthers 6,000 (non lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/16 W 60-6 at Mount Vernon Cardinals, Memorial Field (night) 3,000
9/19 W 14-7 Staten Island Buffaloes, at Dexter Park (night) 3,000
9/23 L 6-10 Pittsburgh Steelers (H) (night) 10,000
9/27 L 3-14 Boston Redskins (H) 15,000
10/4 W 18-0 Philadelphia Eagles (H) (night) 10,000
10/11 T 10-10 at New York Giants, Polo Grounds 25,000
10/14 L 7-14 Detroit Lions (H) (night) 8,000
10/18 W 34-0 at West New York Giants, Miller Stadium (non-lg.) [Exhibition Game]
10/25 W 9-0 Chicago Cardinals (H) 20,000
11/1 L 7-10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10,000
11/8 W 7-0 at Paterson Panthers, Hinchcliffe City Stadium 4,000 (non-lg.) [Exhibition Game]
11/11 W 14-7 Staten Island Buffaloes (H) 1,500-5,000 (non-lg.) [Exhibition Game]
11/15 L 7-38 Green Bay Packers (H) 25,000
11/22 L 6-30 at Boston Redskins, Fenway Park 5,000
11/26 L 0-14 New York Giants (H) 18,000
11/29 W 13-7 at Philadelphia Eagles, Municipal Stadium 5,000
12/6 L 6-14 at Detroit Lions 11,000
12/13 W 100-0 at St. Louis Terriers, at Lawrence Stadium, Wichita, Kans. (non-lg.) [Exhibition Game]
12/20 T 13-13 at Los Angeles Bulldogs (A.F.L.), Wrigley Field 11,000 (non-lg.) [Exhibition Game]
12/27 W 18-0 at Salinas Iceberg Packers (P.C.L.) (non-lg.) [“Lettuce Bowl” Exhibition Game]
1937:
1/1 L 13-21 Green Bay Packers, at Denver, Col. 6,000 {in snow} [Exhibition Game]
1937 9-7-1 (3-7-1 NFL, 4th Eastern Division)
9/1 W 28-0 at Danbury Trojans (AFA), at Lee Stadium 3,000
9/2 Dodgers Veterans 14 - Dodgers Newcomers 0, at Dexter Park (night) 3,000
9/10 W 13-7 Philadelphia Eagles, Municipal Stadium (night) 12,000
9/12 W 19-0 at Bristol West Ends, Muzzy Field (non-lg.) [Exhibition Game]
9/19 L 0-21 Pittsburgh Pirates (H) 18,000
9/26 W 9-7 Cleveland Rams (H) 12,000
10/3 L 7-11 Washington Redskins, at Griffith Stadium 16,000
10/5 W 48-12 at Wilmington Clippers, Pennsy Field (night) (non lg.) [Exhibition Game] 10/4?
10/6 W 33-6 at Louisville Tanks (Midwest Lg.), Maxwell Field [Exhibition Game]
10/11 W 26-0 at Cincinnati Models, Northside Park (night) (non lg.) [Exhibition Game]
10/12 W 35-6 at Dayton (night) (non lg.) [Exhibition Game]
10/17 L 0-30 at Detroit Lions 21,000 [In the 3rd period of this game,Vernon Huffman ran back an interception of a Reno Nori pass 100 yards for a touchdown.]
10/24 L 0-21 at New York Giants, Polo Grounds 25,000
10/31 L 0-21 Washington Redskins (H) 22,500
11/7 L 10-14 Philadelphia Eagles (H) 12,000
11/14 L 7-29 at Chicago Bears, at Wrigley 7,065
11/21 W 23-0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3,700
11/25 T 13-13 New York Giants (H) 27,000
1938 9-6-3 (4-4-3 NFL, 3rd Eastern Division) Coach: Potsy Clark
8/30 L 0-7 Eastern All-Stars, at Peddie School, Hightstown, N.J. Scrimmage
9/1 L 0-13 at Danbury Trojans (AFA), at Lee Stadium (night) 1,800
9/7 W 26-6 at Albany Senators (night), Hawkins Stadium, Menands [Pre-Season]
9/8 W 13-0 at Wilmington Clippers (AA), at Pennsy Field
9/14 canceled Cedarhurst Giants, at Freeport Municipal Stadium (night) [Giants thought it was 9/16] [Pre-Season]
9/14 W 23-0 Glen Cove Sebas, at Freeport Municipal Stadium (night) 2,000 [Pre-Season]
9/18 T 16-16 at Washington Redskins, Griffith Stadium 23,000
9/23 L 3-17 Pittsburgh Pirates (H) (night) 21,494
9/25 W 10-9 at Paterson Panthers (AFA), Hinchcliffe Stadium 10,000 [Exhibition Game]
10/2 W 13-0 Chicago Cardinals (H) 17,129
10/9 W 17-7 at Pittsburgh Pirates
10/16 L 7-35 at Green Bay Packers, at Milwaukee 13,000
10/23 L 14-28 at New York Giants, Polo Grounds 36,228
10/30 T 6-6 Washington Redskins (H) 29,913
11/6 W 10-7 at Philadelphia Eagles, Municipal Stadium 11,477
11/13 W 32-14 Philadelphia Eagles (H) 15,000 [Eagle Dave Smuckler ran back 2nd half opening kickoff 100 yards for TD. Ralph Kercheval of Dodgers last regular season drop-kick in N.F.L.] ]
11/20 L 6-24 Chicago Bears (H) 26,416
11/24 T 7-7 New York Giants (H) 17,400
12/3 W 27-14 Metropolitan College All-Stars (H) 9,615 [Benefit Exhibition Game]
1939 8-6-1 (4-6-1 NFL, 3rd Eastern Division) Coach: Potsy Clark
8/30 pp. at Danbury Trojans (night) [postponed, rain] (non lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/3 W 10-3 at Danbury Trojans (AFA), Lee Stadium 3,300 (non lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/6 W 14-0 at Valley Stream Red Riders, at Firemen's Field 5,000 (non lg.) [Pre-Season
9/8 W 16-0 at Wilmington Clippers (night), Pennsy Field 5,500-6,000 (non lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/10 canceled Union City Rams (AFA), at Roosevelt Stadium [Exhibition Game]
9/14 W 12-7 Pittsburgh Pirates (H) (night) 19,444
9/20 W 23-12 Cleveland Rams (H) (night) 12,423
9/24 L 7-27 at Detroit Lions, Univ. of Detroit Stadium 15,515
10/1 T 0-0 at Philadelphia Eagles, Municipal Stadium 2,500
10/8 L 13-41 at Washington Redskins, Griffith Stadium 27,092
10/15 W 41-7 at Portsmouth Spartans (Vaa.), Sewanee Stadium (non lg.) [Exhibition Game]
10/22 W 23-14 Philadelphia Eagles (H) 13,051
10/29 L 6-7 New York Giants (H) 34,032
11/5 postponed Pittsburgh Pirates (H) [rain] att: 300
11/6 W 17-13 Pittsburgh Pirates (H) (night) 8,951
11/12 L 0-42 Washington Redskins (H) 28,541
11/19 L 0-28 Green Bay Packers (H) 19,843
11/26 L 7-28 at New York Giants, Polo Grounds 30,144
1940 11-3-0 (8-3-0 NFL, 2nd Eastern Division) Coach: John “Jock” Bain Sutherland
9/1 W 20-0 at Stratford Rams, at Longbrook Park 6,500 (non lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/7 W 35-0 Jersey City Giants(AA), at Hershey Stadium (Pa.) (night) 8,000 (non lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/15 L 17-24 at Washington Redskins, at Griffith Stadium 32,763
9/19 scrimmage at Brooklyn College
9/22 W 27-7 at Paterson Panthers (AA), Hinchcliffe Stadium 10,000 (non lg.) [Exhibition Game]
9/29 W 10-3 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Forbes Field 26,618
10/4 W 30-17 Philadelphia Eagles (H) (night) 24,008
10/13 W 21-0 Pittsburgh Steelers (H) 19,468
10/20 L 7-16 at Chicago Bears, Wrigley Field 31,101
10/26 W 21-7 at Philadelphia Eagles, Shibe Park (night) 10,000
11/3 L 7-10 New York Giants (H) 32,958
11/10 W 16-14 Washington Redskins (H) 33,846
11/17 W 29-14 Cleveland Rams (H) 19,212
11/24 W 14-9 Chicago Cardinals (H) 16,619 [“Ace Parker Daay”]
12/1 W 14-6 New York Giants, Polo Grounds 59,993 [“Mel Heim Day”]
1941 10-5-0 (7-4-0 NFL, 2nd Eastern Division))
8/31 W 34-0 at Stratford Rams, Longbrook Park 4,000 [Pre-Season]
9/9 L 9-14 Chicago Bears (H) (night) 27,103 [Pre-Season]
9/14 W 35-0 Churchill Pros (AA), at Pynchon Park, Springfield, Mass. 7,000-7,500 (non lg.) [Pre-Season]
9/21 W 14-7 Detroit Lions (H) 19,269
9/27 W 24-13 at Philadelphia Eagles, Shibe Park (night) 16,341 Eagles protest for replay due to too many penalties. Denied.
10/5 L 0-3 at Washington Redskins, at Griffith Stadium 32,642
10/12 L 7-30 at Green Bay Packers, at the Fair Grounds, Milwaukee 15,621
10/19 L 6-20 Chicago Cardinals (H) 12,054 [Glenn Miller and his Orchestra plays at half time.]
10/26 W 16-13 New York Giants (H) 28,675
11/2 W 15-6 Philadelphia Eagles (H) 15,889
11/9 W 13-7 Washington Redskins (H) 31,713
11/16 L 7-14 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Forbes Field 20,843
11/23 W 6-3 at Long Island Indians (AA), at Firemen's Field, Valley Stream 7,400-8,129
11/30 W 35-7 Pittsburgh Steelers (H) 12,336
12/7 W 21-7 at New York Giants, Polo Grounds 55,051 [Pearl Harbor Day]
1942 5-10-0 (3-8-0 NFL, 4th Eastern Division) Coach: Mike Getto (Sutherland in Navy)
Training camp: Princeton College
8/29 postponed Green Bay Packers (H) [rain] [Pre-Season]
8/30 L 16-21 Green Bay Packers (H) (night) [Pre-Season]
9/6 W 35-0 New London Diesels, at Dillon Stadium, Hartford 3,000 [Pre-Season]
9/16 L 7-13 Eastern Army All-Stars, at Baltimore Municipal Stadium (night) 45,000 [Pre-Season]
9/20 W 35-3 Ken Strong's All-Stars (Long Island Clippers), at Nielson Field, Rutgers, N.J. 6,200 [Pre-Season•Benefit for Negro Soldiers Recreation Center]
9/27 W 35-14 Philadelphia Eagles, at Civic Stadium, Buffalo 5,682
10/4 W 28-7 at Detroit Lions, Briggs Stadium [Merlyn “the Magician” Condit had 3 TDs, two on 13 & 46 yard runs, the third on 46 yard interception return.]
10/11 L 0-7 Pittsburgh Steelers (H) 15,489
10/18 L 10-21 Washington Redskins (H) 25,635
10/25 W 17-7 New York Giants (H) 23,244
11/1 L 0-17 Cleveland Rams (H) 6,329
11/8 L 0-35 Chicago Bears (H) 31,643
11/15 L 7-14 Philadelphia Eagles (H) 3,858
11/22 L 3-23 at Washington Redskins, Griffith Stadium 34,450
11/29 L 0-13 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Forbes Field 4,593
12/6 L 0-10 at New York Giants, Polo Grounds 27,449 [Mel Hein, Giant, last game]
1943 4-8-0 (2-8-0 NFL, 4th Eastern Division) Coach: Pete Cawthon
9/12 W 28-6 at Camp Lee, Lee Stadium (Va.) 12,000 [Pre-Season]
9/19 W 28-0 New Brunswick All-Stars (Hempstead Alumni), Municipal Stadium, New Brunswick, NJ 3,500 [American Legion Joyce Kilmer Post Charity Pre-Season]
9/26 L 0-27 at Detroit Lions 23,768
10/2 L 0-17 at Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Steagles, at Shibe Park, Phil. (night) 11,131
10/10 L 0-27 at Washington Redskins, at Griffith Stadium 35,540
10/17 L 0-20 New York Giants (H) 18,361
10/19 scrimmage Brooklyn College (H)
10/24 L 21-33 at Chicago Bears, Wrigley Field 9,600
10/31 L 10-48 Washington Redskins (H) 11,475 [Sammy Baugh's 6 TD passes in game NFL record at time. Broke 5 TD record of Ray Buivid (1937 Bears) & Cecil Isbell (1939 Packers.]
11/10 scrimmage Brooklyn College (H)
11/11 scrimmage at Brooklyn College
11/7 W 7-0 Chicago Cardinals (H) 13,340
11/14 W 13-7 Phil-Pitt Steagles (H) 7,614
11/21 L 7-31 Green Bay Packers (H) 18,992
11/28 L 7-24 at New York Giants, Polo Grounds 28,706
The Brooklyn Dodgers were renamed the Brooklyn Tigers for the 1944 season.
Brooklyn Tigers
1944 2-12-0 (0-10-0 NFL, 5th Eastern Division) Coach: Pete Cawthon to 10/31; Ed Kubale and Frank Bridges after.
8/26 W 34-13 Army-Air All-Stars, at Abilene H.S. Stadium (night) 8,000
8/29 L 7-14 Washington Redskins, Ogden Municipal Stadium, Utah 12,000
9/10 L 20-21 at Fort Warren Broncos, at Fort Warren Bowl, Cheyenne Wyoming
9/17 L 7-14 Green Bay Packers, State Fair Park, Milwaukee 12,994
10/2 canceled Cleveland Rams, at Buffalo [Exhibition Game]
10/2 no game Camp Kilmer (H) (night) [Replaced by All-Stars game] [Exhibition Game]
10/2 W 48-14 All-Service Stars (H) (night) 31,880 [Brooklyn Bond Bowl•War Bonds benefit game]
10/8 L 14-19 at Detroit Lions 15,702
10/15 L 7-14 New York Giants (H) 25,854
10/22 L 14-17 at Washington Redskins 25,000
10/29 L 14-17 Boston Yanks (H) 13,237
11/5 L 7-21 Philadelphia Eagles (H) 15,289
11/12 L 0-10 Washington Redskins (H) 20,404
11/19 L 6-13 at Boston Yanks, Fenway Park 16,487
11/26 L 0-7 at New York Giants, Polo Grounds 29,387
12/3 L 0-34 at Philadelphia Eagles, at Shibe Park 13,467
Following the 1944 season, the Brooklyn Dodgers folded, the players going to the Boston Yanks franchise, playing in 1945 nominally as the Brooklyn-Boston Yanks, though this name was only used for their only New York “home” game.
Brooklyn-Boston Yanks
1945
Home Game at Yankee Stadium
10/21 T 13-13 New York Giants YS 33,113
Dan Topping, the Brooklyn Dodgers' owner and most of its players went into the All-America Football Conference as the New York Yankees, the Brooklyn N.F.L. franchise was dissolved
A new Brooklyn Dodgers team was formed and joined the new All America Football Conference for 1946
Brooklyn Dodgers
Home Field: Ebbets Field
1946 4-12-2 (3-10-1 AAFC, 2nd Eastern Division) Coach: Mal Stevens to 10/24; Cliff Battles from 11/1
8/18 T 14-14 Chicago Rockets, at Multnomah Stadium, Portland, Ore. [Pre-Season]
8/25 L 14-21 New York Yankees, at Gonzaga Stadium, Spokane, Wash. (night) 15,000 [Pre-Season]
8/30 L 20-35 Cleveland Browns, at Akron Rubber Bowl, Oh. [Pre-Season]
9/8 W 27-14 at Buffalo Bisons 2,489
9/13 L 14-20 at Los Angeles Dons, Memorial Coliseum (night) 19,500
9/22 L 13-32 at San Francisco Forty-Niners, Kezar Stadium 35,000
9/28 W 17-7 Miami Seahawks, at Grant Field, Atlanta, Georgia [exhibition game]
10/6 L 7-26 at Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Stadium 43,713
10/11 T 21-21 Chicago Rockets (H) (night) 16,211
10/19 L 10-21 at New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium (night) 30,212
10/25 W 30-7 Miami Seahawks (H) (night) 15,200
11/1 postponed at Chicago Rockets, Soldier Field (night) [rain]
11/2 W 21-14 at Chicago Rockets, Soldier Field (night) 17,924
11/10 L 14-17 Buffalo Bisons (H) 12,820
11/17 L 14-19 Los Angeles Dons (H) 7,500
11/24 L 14-30 San Francisco Forty-Niners (H) 15,100 [Starting time moved up to save fuel during coal strike by not using lights.]
11/28 L 7-21 New York Yankees (H) 16,240
12/8 L 14-66 Cleveland Browns (H) 14,600 [Browns runner Special Delivery Jones 96 yard kick-off return for TD.]
12/13 L 20-31 at Miami Seahawks, Orange Bowl (night) 2,340
1947 4-11-1 (3-10-1 AAFC, 3rd Eastern Division) Coach: Cliff Battles; Training camp: Sun Valley, Idaho
8/18 L 16-17 Los Angeles Dons, at Multnomah Stadium, Portland, Ore. (night) 19,000 [Pre-Season] [Dodgers use “no-stoop, no-squat” style of line play in game.]
8/24 W 20-17 Chicago Rockets, at University of Utah (Rice) Stadium, Salt lake City (night) 19,000 [Dodgers' Glenn Dobbs 97 yard punt, also passed for TD and ran for another; Dodger's Elmore Harris 99 yard kickoff return for TD open of 2nd half] [Pre-Season]
8/31 L 7-23 at San Francisco Forty-Niners, Kezar Stadium 31,874
9/7 L 7-16 at Baltimore Colts, Municipal Stadium 27,418 [Opening kickoff: Colts' Augio Lio kicks to Dodger's Elmore Harris at the 5, runs back to 30 where he fumbles on a hit by Hub Bechtol. Dodgers rookie guard Harry Buffinston picks up the loose ball and runs the wrong way into his own end zone. In a panic, Wring-Way Buffington tossed the ball away, baltimore fullback Jim Castiglia pounced on the ball for a touchdown. Opening kick of second half: 96 yard return for a TD by Billy “The Kid”Hillenbrand of Baltimore.]
9/12 L 7-55 Cleveland Browns (H) (night) 18,876
9/19 L 21-48 at Los Angeles Dons, Memorial Coliseum (night) 38,817
10/3 W 35-31 at Chicago Rockets, Soldier Field (night) 16,844
10/12 L 7-31 at New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium 21,882
10/17 T 14-14 Buffalo Bills (H) (night)
10/26 L 7-35 at Buffalo Bills, Civic Stadium 23,762 [Dodgers' Hunchy Hoernschemeyer 84 yard TD run from scrimmage to tie game in 4th quarter; Bills' Alex Wizbicki 91 yard kickoff return for TD.]
10/31 W 7-3 Chicago Rockets (H) (night) 9,792
11/9 L 12-13 at Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium 30,279 [Dodgers miss 2 extra points, 3 FGs, Cleveland's Groza misses extra point.
11/16 W 21-14 Baltimore Colts (H) 9,604
11/23 L 12-16 Los Angeles Dons (H) 11,866
11/27 L 7-21 San Francisco Forty-Niners (H) 9,837
12/7 L 17-20 New York Yankees (H) 14,166
1948 6-14-0 (2-12-0 AAFC, 4th, last Eastern Division) Coach: Carl Voyles; Training camp: Champlain College, Plattsburg, NY
8/17 L 19-21 at Buffalo Bills, Civic Stadium (night) 27,630 [Charity Pre-Season game] [Cardinal baseball player Pepper Martin kicked one of two extra points for Dodgers.]
8/19 W 27-1 at Montreal Alouettes (night), at Delorimier Downs 10,773 [Canadian rules 1st half; American rules in 2nd] (non-lg.) [Pre-Season Exhibition game]
8/21 L 7-14 New York Yankees, at Braves Field, Boston, Mass. 14,101 [Pre-Season]
8/27 L 3-21 New York Yankees (H) (night) 16,411 [Yankees Tom Casey 94 yard punt return for TD.]
9/5 L 20-36 at San Francisco Forty-Niners, Kezar Stadium 32,606
9/10 L 7-17 at Los Angeles Dons 35,246
9/15 W 56-7 at Long Island Stapletons, Freeport Municipal Stadium (night) (non lg.) [Exhibition Game] maybe at Cedarhurst Stadium?
9/19 W 63-7 at Charlotte Clippers, Memorial Stadium 16,000 (non-lg.) [Exhibition Game]
9/22 W 27-7 at Paterson Panthers, Hinchcliffe PArk
9/26 L 20-35 at Baltimore Colts 34,554
10/3 L 21-31 at Buffalo Bills, Civic Stadium 17,694
10/10 L 17-30 at Cleveland Browns (night) 31,187 [Changed from day game due to World Series] [Lou Groza of Browns kicks 53 yard field goal. Hank Foldberg 51 yard TD run on blocked FG kick for Dodgers]
10/15 W 21-7 Chicago Rockets (H) (night) 8,671 [Dodger Fullback Mickey Colmer had a 72 yard quick kick in the 2nd quarter.]
10/24 W 35-14 at Chicago Rockets 5,964
10/31 L 0-17 Los Angeles Dons (H) 12,825
11/7 L 21-26 Buffalo Bills (H) 7,805
11/14 L 7-21 at New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium 17,642
11/21 L 40-63 San Francisco Forty-Niners (H) 9,336
11/28 L 20-38 Baltimore Colts (H) 7,629
12/5 L 21-31 Cleveland Browns (H) 9,821
The first negotiations for a merger between the All America Football Conference and the National Football League called for the merger of the NFL Boston Yanks and the AAFC New York Yankees, to play at Yankee Stadium for 1949. As part of the agreement, the AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers would be eliminated. This deal was rejected by the A.A.F.C.
In January, 1949, the Brooklyn Dodgers folded, merging with the New York Yankees, the new team to play at Yankee Stadium. Some Dodgers players given to Chicago Rockets who become the Chicago Hornets.
To see the historic records of the Continental Football League Brooklyn Dodgers of 1966 click here
For the true convoluted franchise history, see the Bob Carroll article at PFRA,
“How to get from Dayton to Indianapolis by way of Brooklyn, Boston, New York, Dallas, Hershey and Baltimore”
The Brooklyn Giants (Brickley's Giants) played at Ebbets Field in 1921.
The Brooklyn Lions (Brooklions) & Brooklyn Horse-Lions played at Ebbets in 1926.
The Brooklyn Tigers #1 played AFL (#2) home games at Ebbets Field in 1936.
The Brooklyn Eagles of the minor league American Association played at Ebbets, 1937 & '38.
Also see All College (and high amateur) football games at Yankee Stadium!
Additional games found at FootballGeography.com
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Updated 6/24/2013