1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season

The 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers season marked their 14th year in the National Football League (NFL) and their final season before becoming the Brooklyn Tigers. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 3–8, winning only two games.^[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season and were shut out in their first four games.

1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
Owner	Dan Topping
General manager	Dennis J. Shea
Head coach	Pete Cawthon
Home stadium	Ebbets Field
Results
Record	2–8
Division place	4th NFL Eastern
Playoffs	Did not qualify
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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 26	at Detroit Lions	L 0–27	0–1	Briggs Stadium	23,768	Recap
2	October 2	at Phil-Pitt	L 0–17	0–2	Shibe Park	11,131	Recap
3	October 10	Washington Redskins	L 0–27	0–3	Ebbets Field	35,540	Recap
4	October 17	New York Giants	L 0–20	0–4	Ebbets Field	18,361	Recap
5	October 24	at Chicago Bears	L 21–33	0–5	Wrigley Field	9,600	Recap
6	October 31	Washington Redskins	L 10–48	0–6	Ebbets Field	11,471	Recap
7	November 7	Chicago Cardinals	W 7–0	1–6	Ebbets Field	13,340	Recap
8	November 14	Phil-Pitt	W 13–7	2–6	Ebbets Field	7,614	Recap
9	November 21	Green Bay Packers	L 7–31	2–7	Ebbets Field	18,992	Recap
10	November 28	at New York Giants	L 7–24	2–8	Polo Grounds	28,706	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins	6	3	1	.667	2–3–1	229	137	L3
New York Giants	6	3	1	.667	5–1	197	170	W4
Phil-Pitt	5	4	1	.556	3–2–1	225	230	L1
Brooklyn Dodgers	2	8	0	.200	1–5	65	234	L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.