1942 NFL season
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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. The season ended when the Washington Redskins defeated the Chicago Bears in the NFL Championship Game.
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[edit] Major rule changes
- The use of flags on flexible shafts to mark the intersections of goal lines and side lines becomes mandatory.
- A clarification to the offsides rule is added: The center or snapper is not offsides unless a portion of his body is ahead of the defensive team's line.
- A half cannot end on a double foul. Instead, the period will be extended by one untimed down.
- Detachable kicking toes are prohibited.
- When an encroachment or false start causes the other team to be offsides, only the initial foul is penalized.
- A forward pass that first touches an ineligible receiver may be intercepted.
- If the offensive team commits pass interference in their opponent's end zone, it is an automatic touchback.
[edit] Final standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 227 | 102 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 167 | 119 |
| New York Giants | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 155 | 139 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 100 | 168 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 134 | 239 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 376 | 84 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 300 | 215 |
| Cleveland Rams | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 150 | 207 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 98 | 209 |
| Detroit Lions | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 38 | 263 |
[edit] NFL Championship Game
Washington 14, Chi. Bears 6, at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., December 13, 1942
[edit] Awards
| Joe F. Carr Trophy (Most Valuable Player) | Don Hutson, Wide receiver, Green Bay |
[edit] References
- NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
- NFL History 1941-1950 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
- 1942 season in details
- Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
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