1937 Cleveland Rams season

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1937 Cleveland Rams season
Head coach Hugo Bezdek
Home field Cleveland Municipal Stadium
League Park
Results
Record1–10
Division place5th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1937 Cleveland Rams season was the team's first year playing as a member club of the National Football League (NFL) and the second season based in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1 Bye
2September 10 Detroit Lions L 0–280–1 League Park 15,500 Recap
3September 21at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–31–1 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium 3,107 Recap
4September 26at Brooklyn Dodgers L 7–91–2 Ebbets Field 12,000 Recap
5October 3 Chicago Cardinals L 0–61–3League Park10,000 Recap
6October 10 Chicago Bears L 2–201–4League Park5,000 Recap
7October 17 Green Bay Packers L 10–351–5League Park12,000 Recap
8October 24at Green Bay Packers L 7–351–6 City Stadium 8,600 Recap
9October 31at Chicago Cardinals L 7–131–7 Wrigley Field 9,923 Recap
10November 7at Detroit Lions L 7–271–8 University of Detroit Stadium 24,800 Recap
11Bye
12November 21 Washington Redskins L 7–161–9League Park5,000 Recap
13November 28at Chicago Bears L 7–151–10Wrigley Field4,188 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
Chicago Bears 911.9007–1201100W4
Green Bay Packers 740.6366–2220122L2
Detroit Lions 740.6364–4180105L1
Chicago Cardinals 551.5003–5135165L2
Cleveland Rams 1100.0910–875207L9

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

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