NFL 1945

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1945 NFL season
Regular season
season September 23, 1945 - December 9, 1945
East Champions Washington Redskins
West Champions Cleveland Rams
Championship game
NFL Champion Cleveland Rams
NFL season
 <1944 1946> 

The 1945 NFL season was the National Football League's 26th season . The Cleveland Rams emerged as the winner of this season .

Due to the lack of players through World War II, the Brooklyn Tigers and Boston Yanks merged. Since the team owner of the Tigers intended to play in the newly established All-America Football Conference , the franchise was canceled after the end of the season. Most of the Tigers' players were taken over by the Yanks.

Rule changes

  • The hashmarks were moved closer to the center so that they were now 20 yards out of touch.
  • If a player extends his hands through the legs of the center , this player must also be the recipient of the snap, otherwise this is a false start .
  • A snap that was not caught was now a regular fumble .
  • If a punted ball crosses the line of scrimmage it can be recovered by the kicking team after touching an opponent .

Regular season

Eastern Division
team W. L. T SQ PF PA
Washington Redskins 8th 2 0 .800 209 121
Philadelphia Eagles 7th 3 0 .700 272 133
New York Giants 3 6th 1 .333 179 198
Boston Yanks 3 6th 1 .333 123 211
Pittsburgh Steelers 2 8th 0 .200 79 220
Western Division
team W. L. T SQ PF PA
Cleveland Rams 9 1 0 .900 244 136
Detroit Lions 7th 3 0 .700 195 194
Green Bay Packers 6th 4th 0 .600 258 173
Chicago Bears 3 7th 0 .300 192 235
Chicago Cardinals 1 9 0 .100 98 228

Legend:

S iege N iederlagen U nentschieden SQ games won (relative)
P + points made P- opposing points Championship participant

NFL Championship Game

The 1945 NFL Championship Game took place on December 17, 1945 at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland , Ohio . The winners of the Eastern and Western divisions competed against each other.

1 2 3 4th total
Cleveland Rams 2 7th 6th 0 15th
Washington Redskins 0 7th 7th 0 14th

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ben Austro: So You Think You Know Football ?: The Armchair Ref's Guide to the Official Rules . Rowman & Littlefield, 2015, ISBN 978-1-63076-044-1 , pp. 52 .