Unbekownst to almost everyone, the
Brooklyn Dodgers were also an
NFL football team from
1930 to
1943, playing at
Ebbets Field and posting a record of 60-90-15 in 14 NFL seasons. After posting a dismal 2-8-1 record in 1943, the team tried to change its luck by changing its name, playing as the "
Brooklyn Tigers" for the
1944 season. The name change apparently didn't help, however, as the erstwhile Dodgers did even worse, limping to a winless 0-10-1 finish in 1944. The next year the team partially folded, merging with the
Boston Yanks (There's a name to make
Red Sox fans cringe!), and then in
1946 the former owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers started the rival
AAFC (All-America Football Conference), reincarnating his old team as the Brooklyn Dodgers once more. Ebbets Field hosted football games for three more years until the team merged with the AAFC's
New York Yankees to become the
Brooklyn-New York Yankees following the
1948 season. The AAFC itself lasted only one year longer, folding at the end of
1949.
Brooklyn Dodgers Year-by-year NFL Standings
Year Record Pct. Finish
1930 NFL Brooklyn Dodgers 7-4-1 .636 4 of 11
1931 NFL Brooklyn Dodgers 2-12-0 .143 10 of 10
1932 NFL Brooklyn Dodgers 3-9-6 .250 6 of 8
1933 NFL Brooklyn Dodgers 5-4-1 .556 6 of 10
1934 NFL Brooklyn Dodgers 4-7-0 .364 7 of 11
1935 NFL Brooklyn Dodgers 5-6-1 .455 6 of 9
1936 NFL Brooklyn Dodgers 3-8-1 .273 8 of 9
1937 NFL Brooklyn Dodgers 3-7-1 .300 8 of 10
1938 NFL Brooklyn Dodgers 4-4-3 .500 7 of 10
1939 NFL Brooklyn Dodgers 4-6-0 .400 7 of 10
1940 NFL Brooklyn Dodgers 8-3-0 .727 3 of 10
1941 NFL Brooklyn Dodgers 7-4-0 .636 4 of 10
1942 NFL Brooklyn Dodgers 3-8-0 .273 8 of 10
1943 NFL Brooklyn Dodgers 2-8-1 .200 7 of 8
1944 NFL Brooklyn Tigers 0-10-1 .000 T9 of 10