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1946 Brooklyn Dodgers

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Record: 3-10-1, Finished 2nd in AAFC East Division
AAFC Season Summary

Scored 226 points (16.1/g), 7th of 9 in the AAFC.
 Allowed 339 points (24.2/g), 6th.
 Differential of -113 points (-8.1/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 3.9-10.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 4th.

Coached by Cliff Battles (co-coach with Tom Scott), Tom Scott and Mal Stevens

Training Camp: Bruin Field (Bend, Oregon)

Starters

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters
KR Glenn Dobbs+ 26 Rook 11 12 kick returns for a 17.8 average and 0 td Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1943
FB Dom Principe 29 6 7 39 rushes for 139 yards, 2 td, & 3 catches for 25 yards and 0 td New York Giants / 9th / 80th pick / 1940
BB Walt McDonald 26 Rook 8 3 rushes for -7 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 71 yards and 0 td Washington Redskins / 10th / 90th pick / 1943
WB Mickey Colmer 28 Rook 6 46 rushes for 155 yards, 0 td, & 22 catches for 327 yards and 1 td
LE Jim McCarthy 26 Rook 12 11 catches for 296 yards, 3 td
LT Martin Ruby 24 Rook 13 Chicago Bears / 5th / 40th pick / 1942
LG George Bernhardt 26 Rook 12
C Tex Warrington 25 Rook 6 Boston Yanks / 9th / 87th pick / 1944
RG Harry Buffington 27 4 10
RT Ed Mieszkowski 21 Rook 7 Boston Yanks / 7th / 52nd pick / 1946
RE Joe Davis 27 Rook 12 22 catches for 337 yards, 1 td
 Special Teams Starters
fb Phil Martinovich 31 7 6
KR Glenn Dobbs+ 26 Rook 11 12 kick returns for a 17.8 average and 0 td Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1943
KR Glenn Dobbs+ 26 Rook 11 12 kick returns for a 17.8 average and 0 td Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1943
KR Glenn Dobbs+ 26 Rook 11 12 kick returns for a 17.8 average and 0 td Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1943

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs AV Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Neal Adams 27 e 13 2 195 6-3 Arkansas 1/21/1919 4 0
Charlie Armstrong 27 db 10 2 180 5-10 Mississippi Col. 4/20/1919 Rook 0 Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 103rd pick / 1941
George Bernhardt 26 LG 14 12 213 5-10 Illinois 6/15/1920 Rook 0
John Billman 27 3 0 202 6-1 Minnesota 12/1/1919 Rook 0 Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 11th / 92nd pick / 1943
Harry Buffington 27 RG 12 10 206 6-0 Oklahoma St. 8/27/1919 4 0
Mickey Colmer 28 WB 12 6 219 6-2 Miramonte JC 10/23/1918 Rook 0
Harry Connolly 26 tb 3 2 190 5-11 Boston Col. 7/16/1920 Rook 0 Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 37th pick / 1943
Bill Daley 27 fb 2 1 210 6-2 DePaul,Michigan,Minnesota,Columbia 9/16/1919 Rook 0 Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 7th pick / 1943
Nick Daukas 24 t 8 1 225 6-4 Dartmouth 12/11/1922 Rook 0 Philadelphia Eagles / 28th / 294th pick / 1944
Joe Davis 27 RE 14 12 195 6-2 USC 11/20/1919 Rook 0
Glenn Dobbs+ 26 KR 12 11 210 6-4 Tulsa 7/12/1920 Rook 0 Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1943
Jack Freeman 24 g 12 3 198 6-0 Texas 1/20/1922 Rook 0 Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 27th / 257th pick / 1943
Monk Gafford 26 2 0 195 5-11 Auburn 10/1/1920 Rook 0 Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 3rd / 17th pick / 1943
Joe Gibson 27 c 14 5 213 6-3 Cameron,Tulsa 6/28/1919 4 0
Frank Hrabetin 31 t 8 2 233 6-4 Loyola Marymount 12/1/1915 4 0
Dub Jones 22 hb 2 1 202 6-4 Tulane,LSU 12/29/1924 Rook 0 Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946
Saxon Judd 27 re 13 2 190 6-1 La-Lafayette,Tulsa 11/29/1919 Rook 0 Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 3rd / 17th pick / 1944
Herbert Maack 29 7 0 210 6-2 Columbia 4/6/1917 Rook 0
Phil Martinovich 31 fb 10 6 220 5-10 Pacific 2/9/1915 7 0
Lew Mayne 26 hb 13 2 190 6-1 Texas 3/21/1920 Rook 0
Bob McCain 24 11 0 195 5-11 Mississippi 8/15/1922 Rook 0 Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 123rd pick / 1946
Jim McCarthy 26 LE 14 12 205 6-1 Illinois 11/28/1920 Rook 0
Walt McDonald 26 BB 9 8 210 6-1 Tulane 11/5/1920 Rook 0 Washington Redskins / 10th / 90th pick / 1943
Ed Mieszkowski 21 RT 13 7 220 6-3 Notre Dame 10/14/1925 Rook 0 Boston Yanks / 7th / 52nd pick / 1946
Russ Morrow 22 c 9 2 210 6-7 Tennessee 9/7/1924 Rook 0 Detroit Lions / 24th / 247th pick / 1945
Vic Obeck 29 12 0 225 6-0 Springfield 3/28/1917 1 0
Bob Paffrath 28 5 0 190 5-8 Minnesota 7/13/1918 Rook 0 Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 21st pick / 1941
Bolo Perdue 30 de 10 1 170 5-10 Duke,Arkansas 5/10/1916 6 0 Washington Redskins / 16th / 148th pick / 1940
George Perpich 26 13 0 223 6-2 Georgetown (DC) 6/22/1920 Rook 0 Washington Redskins / 11th / 100th pick / 1943
Dom Principe 29 FB 10 7 205 6-0 Fordham 2/9/1917 6 0 New York Giants / 9th / 80th pick / 1940
Cal Purdin 25 b 7 3 188 6-2 Tulsa 2/22/1921 3 0 Chicago Cardinals / 25th / 233rd pick / 1943
Martin Ruby 24 LT 14 13 249 6-4 Texas A&M 6/9/1922 Rook 0 Chicago Bears / 5th / 40th pick / 1942
George Sergienko 28 t 7 3 248 6-1 American Int. 5/22/1918 3 0
Rhoten Shetley 28 fb 13 5 208 5-11 Furman 2/7/1918 6 0 Brooklyn Dodgers / 3rd / 19th pick / 1940
Doyle Tackett 23 b 14 3 205 6-0 none 8/22/1923 Rook 0
Charlie Timmons 29 fb 13 1 210 5-10 Clemson,Georgia 2/8/1917 Rook 0 Washington Redskins / 19th / 176th pick / 1942
Art Van Tone 28 wb 9 3 185 5-10 Southern Miss 9/30/1918 3 0
Tex Warrington 25 C 12 6 210 6-2 William & Mary,Auburn 3/21/1921 Rook 0 Boston Yanks / 9th / 87th pick / 1944
Team Total 26.5 14 206.6 6-0.9 1.3