1946 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season

1946 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season
Head coachMal Stevens, Tom Scott (interim), Cliff Battles
Home fieldEbbets Field
Results
Record3–10–1
Division placeT-2nd AAFC East
Playoff finishdid 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

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Centers

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "1946 Brooklyn Dodgers Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ebbets Field To House New Grid Dodgers". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 15, 1945. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Dodgers Lose Coach Mal Stevens". The Nashville Banner. October 26, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cliff Battles Named as Coach of Grid 'Bums'". The Scranton Tribune. November 2, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jack Freeman". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "From Jack L. Freeman, BS in Phys Ed '43, Houston". The Alcalde. Vol. LXIII, no. 3. January 1975. p. 7. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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