1936 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
| 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dan Topping |
| Head coach | Paul Schissler |
| Home field | Ebbets Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–8–1 |
| Division place | 4th NFL East |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers season marked the team's seventh year in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 5–6–1, winning only three games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
Preseason
[edit]NFL draft
[edit]| 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Dick Crayne | FB | Iowa | |
| 2 | 13 | Vernal "Babe" LeVoir | B | Minnesota | |
| 3 | 22 | Wagner Jorgensen | Center | St. Mary's (CA) | |
| 4 | 31 | Bear Bryant | E | Alabama | |
| 5 | 40 | Bob Wilson | TB | SMU | |
| 6 | 49 | Joe Maniaci * | Back | Fordham | |
| 7 | 58 | Herb Schreiber | Back | St. Mary's (CA) | |
| 8 | 67 | Bob "Bones" Hamilton | Back | Stanford | |
| 9 | 76 | Jim "Monk" Moscrip | End | Stanford | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 23 | Pittsburgh Pirates | L 6–10 | 0–1 | Ebbets Field | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| 2 | September 27 | Boston Redskins | L 3–14 | 0–2 | Ebbets Field | 15,000 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 18–0 | 1–2 | Ebbets Field | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 11 | at New York Giants | T 10–10 | 1–2–1 | Polo Grounds | 25,000 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 14 | Detroit Lions | L 7–14 | 1–3–1 | Ebbets Field | 8,000 | Recap | ||
| — | Bye | ||||||||
| 6 | October 25 | Chicago Cardinals | W 9–0 | 2–3–1 | Ebbets Field | 20,000 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 1 | at Pittsburgh Pirates | L 7–10 | 2–4–1 | Forbes Field | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| — | Bye | ||||||||
| 8 | November 15 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–38 | 2–5–1 | Ebbets Field | 25,325 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 22 | at Boston Redskins | L 6–30 | 2–6–1 | Fenway Park | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 26 | at New York Giants | L 0–14 | 2–7–1 | Polo Grounds | 18,000 | Recap | ||
| 11 | November 29 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 13–7 | 3–7–1 | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 12 | December 6 | at Detroit Lions | L 6–14 | 3–8–1 | University of Detroit Stadium | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Thanksgiving: November 26. | |||||||||
Standings
[edit]| NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Boston Redskins | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–2 | 149 | 110 | W3 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 6–1 | 98 | 187 | L3 | |
| New York Giants | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 3–3–1 | 115 | 163 | L1 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 2–5–1 | 92 | 161 | L1 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 1–7 | 51 | 206 | L11 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
| NFL Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 10 | 1 | 1 | .909 | 5–1–1 | 248 | 118 | T1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 3–3 | 222 | 94 | L2 | |
| Detroit Lions | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 3–3 | 235 | 102 | W1 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 1–5–1 | 74 | 143 | T1 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
[edit]Roster adapted from Pro-Football-Reference.com.[3]
| Brooklyn Dodgers 1936 final roster | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks
Running backs Ends
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Linemen
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Position not in source | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers
- ^ "1936 Brooklyn Dodgers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "1936 Brooklyn Dodgers Starters, Roster, & Players | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 3, 2018.