1946 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season
| 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Mal Stevens, Tom Scott (interim), Cliff Battles |
| Home field | Ebbets Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–10–1 |
| Division place | T-2nd AAFC East |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the first season for the Brooklyn Dodgers football team and also the inaugural season of the All-America Football Conference. The team compiled a 3–10–1 record.[1]
In October 1945, team co-owners William D. Cox and Gerald Smith announced that the new Brooklyn football team would play its home games at Ebbets Field and that they had signed Mal Stevens as head coach and Glenn Dobbs and Bill Daley to play in the backfield.[2]
Stevens resigned as the Dodgers head coach in October 1946 after the team posted a 1–4–1 record in its first six games. Assistant coach Tom Scott took over on an interim basis after Stevens' resignation.[3] Cliff Battles was hired as the new head coach on November 1, 1946.[4]
The team's statistical leaders included halfback Glenn Dobbs with 1,886 passing yards, 208 rushing yards, and end Saxon Judd with 443 receiving yards. Dobbs and guard/fullback Phil Martinovich tied for the team scoring lead with 36 points each.[1] Dobbs' total of 1,886 passing yards also led the AAFC.
Schedule
[edit]| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 8 | at Buffalo Bisons | W 27–14 | 1–0 | Civic Stadium | Recap | |
| 2 | September 13 | at Los Angeles Dons | L 14–20 | 1–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |
| 3 | September 22 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 13–32 | 1–2 | Kezar Stadium | Recap | |
| 4 | Bye | ||||||
| 5 | October 6 | at Cleveland Browns | L 7–26 | 1–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | Recap | |
| 6 | October 11 | Chicago Rockets | T 21–21 | 1–3–1 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
| 7 | October 19 | at New York Yankees | L 10–21 | 1–4–1 | Yankee Stadium | Recap | |
| 8 | October 25 | Miami Seahawks | W 30–7 | 2–4–1 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
| 9 | November 2 | at Chicago Rockets | W 21–14 | 3–4–1 | Soldier Field | Recap | |
| 10 | November 10 | Buffalo Bisons | L 14–17 | 3–5–1 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
| 11 | November 17 | Los Angeles Dons | L 14–19 | 3–6–1 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
| 12 | November 24 | San Francisco 49ers | L 14–30 | 3–7–1 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
| 13 | November 28 | New York Yankees | L 7–21 | 3–8–1 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
| 14 | December 8 | Cleveland Browns | L 14–66 | 3–9–1 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
| 15 | December 13 | Miami Seahawks | L 20–31 | 3–10–1 | Miami Orange Bowl | Recap | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Division standings
[edit]| AAFC Eastern Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| New York Yankees | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 6–0 | 270 | 192 | W2 | |
| Buffalo Bisons | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 1–5 | 249 | 370 | L3 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 2–4 | 226 | 339 | L6 | |
| Miami Seahawks | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 3–3 | 167 | 378 | W1 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.
Roster
[edit]Players shown in bold started at least one game at the position listed as confirmed by contemporary game coverage.
| Brooklyn Dodgers 1946 roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Halfbacks
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Ends
Tackles
Guards
Centers | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "1946 Brooklyn Dodgers Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "Ebbets Field To House New Grid Dodgers". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 15, 1945. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dodgers Lose Coach Mal Stevens". The Nashville Banner. October 26, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cliff Battles Named as Coach of Grid 'Bums'". The Scranton Tribune. November 2, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jack Freeman". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "From Jack L. Freeman, BS in Phys Ed '43, Houston". The Alcalde. Vol. LXIII, no. 3. January 1975. p. 7. Retrieved April 25, 2020.