The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 13th in the league. The Dodgers failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7–4, winning only three games. Brooklyn failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season and were shut out in five of their eleven games.
1942 NFL draft
The Dodgers had 20 total selections in the draft. Their first round selection was USC running back Bobby Robertson. The Dodgers also selected Kansas end Ralph Miller. Miller would decline to play in the NFL and would eventually go on to a Hall of Fame career coaching college basketball, which he also played at Kansas.
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 Bye 2 Bye 3 September 27 at Philadelphia Eagles W 35–14 1–0 Erie Stadium 4 October 4 at Detroit Lions W 28–7 2–0 Briggs Stadium 5 October 11 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–7 2–1 Ebbets Field 6 October 18 Washington Redskins L 10–21 2–2 Ebbets Field 7 October 25 New York Giants W 17–7 3–2 Ebbets Field 8 November 1 Cleveland Rams L 0–17 3–3 Ebbets Field 9 November 8 Chicago Bears L 0–35 3–4 Ebbets Field 10 November 15 Philadelphia Eagles L 7–14 3–5 Ebbets Field 11 November 22 at Washington Redskins L 3–23 3–6 Griffith Stadium 12 November 29 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–13 3–7 Forbes Field 13 December 6 at New York Giants L 0–10 3–8 Polo Grounds Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Roster 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers final roster Backs Wendell Butcher RB/S Merl Condit RB/CB/K Walt Fedora FB/LB Bob Gifford RB/S Thurmon Jones FB/LB Pug Manders FB/LB Dean McAdams RB/CB/P Hal McCullough RB/CB/P Curt Mecham RB/CB Mike Nixon RB/CB Bobby Robertson RB/CB Jack Vetter FB/LB Linemen/Linebackers Bob Jeffries G/DG Art Jocher G/DG Mike Jurich T/DT Bernie Kapitansky G/DG Duece Keahy T/DT Bruiser Kinard T/DT/K Walt Merrill T/DT Don Pierce C/LB Tom Robertson C/LB Bud Svendsen C/LB Si Titus C/LB Bernie Weiner G/DG Ends/Receivers Herman Hodges Eddie Rucinski Perry Schwartz Joe Tofil
Reserve Gerry Courtney T/DT Art Deremer C/LB Don Eliason E George Kinard G/DG Jim Sivell G/DG Leo Stasica RB/CB (Military)
Rookies in italics
Standings
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