1946 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season

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]

1946 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season
Head coachMal Stevens, Tom Scott (interim), Cliff Battles
Results
Record3–10–1
Division placeT-2nd AAFC East
Playoff finishdid not qualify

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 Ebbetts 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
Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 8, 1946 at Buffalo Bisons W 27-14
2 September 13, 1946 at Los Angeles Dons L 20-14
3 September 22, 1946 at San Francisco 49ers L 32-13
4 October 6, 1946 at Cleveland Browns L 26-7
5 October 11, 1946 Chicago Rockets T 21-21
6 October 19, 1946 at New York Yankees L 21-10
7 October 25, 1946 Miami Seahawks W 30-7
8 November 2, 1946 at Chicago Rockets W 21-14
9 November 10, 1946 Buffalo Bisons L 17-14
10 November 17, 1946 Los Angeles Dons L 19-14
11 November 24, 1946 San Francisco 49ers L 30-14
12 November 28, 1946 New York Yankees L 21-7
13 December 8, 1946 Cleveland Browns L 66-14
14 December 13, 1946 at Miami Seahawks L 31-20

Division standings
AAFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
New York Yankees 10 3 1 .769 270 192 W-2
Buffalo Bisons 3 10 1 .231 249 370 L-3
Brooklyn Dodgers 3 10 1 .231 226 339 L-6
Miami Seahawks 3 11 0 .214 167 378 W-1

Roster

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
  1. "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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