1942 NFL season

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1942 National Football League season
Regular season
DurationSeptember 13 – December 13, 1942
East Champions Washington Redskins
West Champions Chicago Bears
Championship Game
Champions Washington Redskins
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Giants
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Eagles
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Dodgers
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Steelers
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Bears
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Cardinals
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The 1942 NFL season was the 23rd regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, many players left for service in World War II, thus depleting the rosters of all the teams.

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The Chicago Bears finished the regular season at 11–0, and faced the 10–1 Washington Redskins in the championship game. Washington, which had been beaten 73–0 in the 1940 title game, got a measure of revenge in spoiling the Bears' hope for a perfect season, winning 14–6.

Draft

The 1942 NFL Draft was held on December 22, 1941 at Chicago's Palmer House Hotel. With the first pick, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected runningback Bill Dudley from the University of Virginia.

Major rule changes

Final standings

NFL Championship Game

Washington 14, Chi. Bears 6, at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., December 13, 1942

League leaders

StatisticNameTeamYards
Passing Cecil Isbell Green Bay2021
Rushing Bill Dudley Pittsburgh696
Receiving Don Hutson Green Bay1211

Awards

Joe F. Carr Trophy (Most Valuable Player)   Don Hutson, Wide receiver, Green Bay

Coaching changes

Stadium changes

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