1942 Cleveland Rams season

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1942 Cleveland Rams season
Owner Dan Reeves
Head coach Earl "Dutch" Clark
Home field League Park
Results
Record5–6
Division place3rd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1942 Cleveland Rams season was the team's sixth year with the National Football League and seventh season in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

This would be the team's last season until 1944 due to a one year hiatus associated with World War II.

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 13at Chicago Cardinals L 0–70–1 Civic Stadium 18,698 Recap
2September 20 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–141–1 Rubber Bowl 6,434 Recap
3September 27at Detroit Lions W 14–02–1 Briggs Stadium 14,646 Recap
4October 4 Chicago Bears L 7–212–2 League Park 17,161 Recap
5October 11at Washington Redskins L 14–332–3 Griffith Stadium 6,329 Recap
6October 18at Green Bay Packers L 28–452–4 City Stadium 16,473 Recap
7October 25 Chicago Cardinals W 7–33–4League Park33,250 Recap
8November 1at Brooklyn Dodgers W 17–04–4 Ebbets Field 12,000 Recap
9November 8 Green Bay Packers L 12–304–5League Park7,896 Recap
10November 15 Detroit Lions W 27–75–5League Park4,029 Recap
11November 22 Wichita Aero Commandos*W 14–7- Lawrence Stadium  ?? Recap
12November 29at Chicago Bears L 0–475–6 Wrigley Field 13,195 Recap
13 Bye
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

* Non-league game.

Standings

NFL Western Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
Chicago Bears 11001.0008–037684W11
Green Bay Packers 821.8006–2300215W2
Cleveland Rams 560.4553–5150207L1
Chicago Cardinals 380.2733–598209L6
Detroit Lions 0110.0000–838263L11
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
Washington Redskins 1010.9097–1227102W9
Pittsburgh Steelers 740.6365–3167119L1
New York Giants 551.5004–4155139W2
Brooklyn Dodgers 380.2732–6100168L6
Philadelphia Eagles 290.1822–6134239L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.