1939 Cleveland Rams season

The 1939 Cleveland Rams season was the team's third year with the National Football League and the fourth season in Cleveland.

1939 Cleveland Rams season
Head coachEarl "Dutch" Clark
Home fieldCleveland Municipal Stadium
Local radioWTAM
Results
Record5–5–1
Division place4th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
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

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NFL Western Division
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.

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