1939 Cleveland Rams season
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The 1939
Los Angeles Rams
season was the team's third year with the National Football League
and the fourth season in Cleveland
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1939 NFL season
The 1939 NFL season was the 20th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, NFL president Joseph Carr died, and Carl Storck was named to replace him....
Los Angeles Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
season was the team's third year with the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
and the fourth season in Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 15, 1939 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 30-21 |
| 2 | September 20, 1939 | at Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks... |
L 23-12 |
| 3 | October 1, 1939 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 27-24 |
| 4 | October 8, 1939 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 35-21 |
| 5 | October 15, 1939 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 15-7 |
| 6 | October 22, 1939 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 24-0 |
| 7 | October 30, 1939 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 28-7 |
| 8 | November 5, 1939 | Chicago Cardinals | W 14-0 |
| 9 | November 19, 1939 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 14-3 |
| 10 | November 26, 1939 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 7-6 |
| 11 | December 3, 1939 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 35-13 |
Standings
| NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Green Bay Packers 1939 Green Bay Packers season The 1939 Green Bay Packers season was their 19th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-2 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a first-place finish in the Western Conference... |
9 | 2 | 0 | .813 | 233 | 153 | W-4 |
| Chicago Bears 1939 Chicago Bears season The 1939 Chicago Bears season was their 20th regular season completed in the National Football League. They finished second in the Western Division with an 8-3 record. The Bears started the season well, winning 4 of their first 5 games. However, two mid-season losses to New York and Detroit cost... |
8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 298 | 157 | W-4 |
| Detroit Lions 1939 Detroit Lions season The 1939 Detroit Lions season was their tenth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7-4, winning only six games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 145 | 150 | L-4 |
| Cleveland Rams | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 195 | 164 | W-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals 1939 Chicago Cardinals season The 1939 Chicago Cardinals season was their 20th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2-9, winning only one game. They played eight of their eleven games on the road and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 14th consecutive... |
1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 84 | 254 | L-8 |