1942 NFL Championship Game

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1942 NFL Championship Game
Chicago Bears Washington Redskins
6 14
1 2 3 4 Total
Chicago Bears 0 6 0 0 6
Washington Redskins 0 7 7 0 14
Date December 13, 1942
Stadium Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Referee Roland Gibbs
Attendance 36,006
Radio in the United States
Network Mutual
Announcers Harry Wismer, Russ Hodges,
Jack Drees
Griffith   Stadium is located in USA
Griffith   Stadium
Griffith  
Stadium
Location in the United States

The 1942 National Football League Championship game was the NFL's tenth title game, played at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. on December 13, with a sellout capacity attendance of 36,006.[1][2]

It matched the undefeated Western Division champion Chicago Bears (11–0) and the Eastern Division champion Washington Redskins (10–1). The Bears were co-coached by Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos (after George Halas had entered the U.S. Navy)[3] and led on the field by quarterback Sid Luckman. The Redskins were led by head coach Ray Flaherty and quarterback Sammy Baugh.

Chicago had won easily in the summer exhibition game with Washington, but the teams had not met during the 1942 regular season. The Bears were aiming for their third consecutive league title and were favored by three touchdowns,[4][5][6][7] but were upset 14–6 by the home underdog Redskins.[1][2][8][9]

Tickets were sold out three weeks in advance, and some were being resold for up to fifty dollars.[6]

This was the second and final NFL title game played at Griffith Stadium and in the city of Washington. The two teams met on the same site two years earlier with a far different result, as the visiting Bears won a 73–0 rout.

Scoring summary

Sunday, December 13, 1942
Kickoff: 2 p.m. EWT (EDT)

  • First Quarter
    • No scoring
  • Second Quarter
    • Chi – Artoe, 52-yard fumble return (kick failed) 6–0 CHI
    • Was – Moore, 39-yard pass from Baugh (Masterson kick) 7–6 WAS
  • Third Quarter
    • Was – Farkas, 1-yard run (Masterson kick) 14–6 WAS
  • Fourth Quarter
    • No scoring

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Players' shares

The gate receipts from the sellout were over $113,000, a record, and each Redskin player received about $976 while each Bear saw about $639.[2]

Next year

At the time, an owners' winter meeting and the annual draft of college players was held around the title game. A year into World War II for the United States and with much of the talent in or entering the military, the meeting focused on whether or not to operate the league in 1943; the decision was to continue, with the 1943 NFL draft postponed until April.[2][11][12]

References

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