1939 Cleveland Rams season
Appearance
1939 Cleveland Rams season | |
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Head coach | Earl "Dutch" Clark |
Home field | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
Local radio | WTAM |
Results | |
Record | 5–5–1 |
Division place | 4th NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1939 Cleveland Rams season was the team's third year with the National Football League and the fourth season in Cleveland.
Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | Bye | ||||||
2 | September 15 | at Chicago Bears | L 21–30 | 0–1 | Wrigley Field | 10,000 | Recap |
September 20 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 12–23 | 0–2 | Ebbets Field | 12,423 | Recap | |
3 | Bye | ||||||
4 | October 1 | at Green Bay Packers | W 27–24 | 1–2 | City Stadium | 9,888 | Recap |
5 | October 8 | Chicago Bears | L 21–35 | 1–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 18,209 | Recap |
6 | October 15 | at Detroit Lions | L 7–15 | 1–4 | Briggs Stadium | 30,096 | Recap |
7 | October 22 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 24–0 | 2–4 | Wrigley Field | 10,000 | Recap |
8 | October 29 | Pittsburgh Pirates | T 14–14 | 2–4–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 11,579 | Recap |
9 | November 5 | Chicago Cardinals | W 14–0 | 3–4–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 8,378 | Recap |
10 | Bye | ||||||
11 | November 19 | Detroit Lions | W 14–3 | 4–4–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 28,142 | Recap |
12 | November 26 | Green Bay Packers | L 6–7 | 4–5–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 30,690 | Recap |
13 | December 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 35–13 | 5–5–1 | Will Rogers Stadium | 9,109 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
[edit]NFL Western Division | |||||||||
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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.