# 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season

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. 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 Brooklyn Dodgers draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Bob MacLeod | Back | Dartmouth | Played with the Chicago Bears |
| 2 | 11 | Clarence "Pug" Manders * | Fullback | Drake | |
| 2 | 15 | Bob Haak | Guard | Indiana | |
| 3 | 20 | Waddy Young | End | Oklahoma | |
| 4 | 30 | Vic Bottari | Back | California | |
| 5 | 35 | Jack Kinnison | Center | Missouri | |
| 6 | 45 | Len Janiak | Back | Ohio | |
| 6 | 46 | Ed Beinor * | Tackle | Notre Dame | |
| 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) | |
| 12 | 105 | Ralph Heikkinen | Guard | Michigan | |
| 12 | 109 | Carl Kaplanoff | Guard | Ohio State | |
| 13 | 115 | George Gembis | Back | Wayne State (MI) | |
| 14 | 125 | Ray Carnelly | Back | Carnegie Tech | |
| 15 | 135 | Lou Trunzo | Guard | Wake Forest | |
| 16 | 145 | Charley Gross | Guard | Bradley | |
| 17 | 155 | John Siegal * | End | Columbia | Played with the Chicago Bears |
| 18 | 165 | Paul Morin | Tackle | Iowa State | |
| 19 | 175 | Ferrell Anderson | Guard | Kansas | |
| 20 | 185 | Tony Popp | End | Toledo | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 14 | Pittsburgh Pirates | W 12–7 | 1–0 | Ebbets Field | 19,444 | Recap |
| 2 | September 20 | 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 | Recap |
| 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 | 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. |||||||||

## Standings

NFL Eastern Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| New York Giants | 9 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 7–0–1 | 168 | 85 | W4 |
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 6–1–1 | 242 | 94 | L1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 3–4–1 | 108 | 219 | L3 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 9 | 1 | .100 | 1–7 | 114 | 216 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 9 | 1 | .100 | 1–6–1 | 105 | 200 | L2 |
       Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Green Bay Packers | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 6–2 | 233 | 153 | W4 |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6–2 | 298 | 157 | W4 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4–4 | 145 | 150 | L4 |
| Cleveland Rams | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 4–4 | 195 | 164 | W1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0–8 | 84 | 254 | L8 |
       Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.