1939 Cleveland Rams season

1939 Cleveland Rams season
Head coach	Earl "Dutch" Clark
Home field	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Results
Record	5–5–1
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 15, 1939	at Chicago Bears	L 30–21	10,000
2	September 20, 1939	at Brooklyn Dodgers	L 23–12	12,423
3	October 1, 1939	at Green Bay Packers	W 27–24	9,888
4	October 8, 1939	Chicago Bears	L 35–21	18,209
5	October 15, 1939	at Detroit Lions	L 15–7	30,096
6	October 22, 1939	at Chicago Cardinals	W 24–0	10,000
7	October 29, 1939	Pittsburgh Pirates	T 14–14	11,579
8	November 5, 1939	Chicago Cardinals	W 14–0	8,378
9	November 19, 1939	Detroit Lions	W 14–3	28,142
10	November 26, 1939	Green Bay Packers	L 7–6	30,690
11	December 3, 1939	Philadelphia Eagles	W 35–13	9,109

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	9	2	0	.813	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.

References

1939 Cleveland Rams Season at Pro-Football Reference

Los Angeles Rams

Founded in 1936 Played in Cleveland (1936–1945) and St. Louis (1995–2015) Based in Los Angeles, California Headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California

Franchise	History in Cleveland in St. Louis Coaches Players First-round draft picks Seasons Statistics Starting quarterbacks Awards Broadcasters

Stadiums	Cleveland Municipal Stadium League Park Shaw Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Anaheim Stadium Busch Stadium Edward Jones Dome City of Champions Stadium (planned)

Culture	Cheerleaders Rampage Heaven Can Wait (film) Melonheads

Lore	The Greatest Show on Turf Bull Elephant backfield Fearsome Foursome

Rivalries	San Francisco 49ers Kansas City Chiefs

Retired numbers	7 28 29 74 75 78 80 85

Division championships (13)	1967 1969 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1985 1999 2001 2003

Conference championships (8)	1945 1949 1950 1951 1955 1979 1999 2001

League championships (3)	1945 1951 1999 (XXXIV)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1937–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1936)

Seasons (79)	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Cleveland / St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams seasons

Cleveland 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 Suspended operations 1943 1944 1945 Los Angeles 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 St. Louis 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Los Angeles 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship (1920–1966) or Super Bowl (1967–) victory Italics indicates NFL Championship (1920–1966) or Super Bowl (1967–) appearance

1939 NFL season

Eastern Division	Brooklyn	New York	CHI Bears	CHI Cardinals	Western Division
	Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	Cleveland	Detroit
	Washington			Green Bay

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