1943 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Pete Cawthon (2-8)
Location: Brooklyn, New York
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers StatisticsTeam Record: 2-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Pete Cawthon (2-8)
Location: Brooklyn, New York
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers Results
The Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League ended the 1943 season with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.
Brooklyn scored only 65 points, worst in the league, while the shaky defensive squad surrendered 234. Dean McAdams passed for 315 yards, while Ken Heineman and George Cafego spent time under center, too. Frank Martin snagged 13 passes for 152 yards.
Pug Manders ran for a team-best 266 yards for the Dodgers.
Dean McAdams picked off 3 errant tosses from the opposition.
Pete Cawthon coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Bill Armstrong | G | 6'1" | 210 | UCLA | 4 | 0 | ||
| 28 | John Bandura | E | August 7, 1919 | 6'0" | 206 | La-Lafayette | Hammond, IN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Bill Brown | BB-QB-DB | June 1, 1917 | 6'0" | 202 | Texas Tech | McKeesport, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | George Cafego | FB | August 30, 1915 | 5'10" | 169 | Tennessee | Whipple, WV USA | 5 | 3 |
| 35 | Merl Condit | HB | March 21, 1917 | 5'11" | 187 | West Virginia | Belle Vernon, PA USA | 8 | 7 |
| 37/3 | Bill Conkright | C | April 17, 1914 | 6'1" | 203 | Oklahoma | Beggs, OK USA | 7 | 4 |
| 57/6 | Bill Davis | T | November 10, 1916 | 6'1" | 234 | Texas Tech | Grapevine, TX USA | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Marshall Edwards | FB | April 1, 1916 | 6'1" | 190 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | |
| 44/21 | Jake Fawcett | LG | May 29, 1919 | 5'11" | 223 | SMU | Hillsboro, TX USA | 10 | 10 |
| 34 | George Grandinette | G | April 13, 1917 | 5'9" | 215 | Fordham | New Haven, CT USA | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Gutknecht | G-LB | June 11, 1917 | 6'0" | 205 | Niagara | Arnold, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Ken Heineman | KR | January 13, 1918 | 5'9" | 168 | Texas-El Paso | Yorktown, TX USA | 8 | 6 |
| 27 | Cecil Johnson | TB | September 3, 1921 | 5'11" | 197 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Franklin, TX USA | 9 | 2 |
| 41/20 | Lew Jones | RG | December 15, 1912 | 6'0" | 215 | Texas Tech | Cleburne, TX USA | 10 | 7 |
| 25 | Bruiser Kinard | K | October 23, 1914 | 6'1" | 216 | Mississippi | Pelahatchie, MS USA | 10 | 10 |
| 22 | Andy Kowalski | RE | June 2, 1920 | 6'1" | 199 | Mississippi St. | Gloucester City, NJ USA | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | Pug Manders | FB | May 5, 1913 | 6'0" | 200 | Drake | Milbank, SD USA | 10 | 9 |
| 19 | Tilly Manton | B | August 24, 1909 | 5'11" | 188 | LSU | Ryan, OK USA | 10 | 3 |
| 43/26 | Jodie Marek | FB | March 7, 1916 | 5'11" | 182 | Texas Tech | Temple, TX USA | 8 | 1 |
| 12/7 | Frank Martin | HB | June 13, 1919 | 5'10" | 177 | Alabama | Calera, AL USA | 10 | 1 |
| 15 | John Matisi | T | November 2, 1920 | 6'2" | 221 | Duquesne | New York, NY USA | 4 | 1 |
| 60/66 | Dean McAdams | P | October 3, 1917 | 6'1" | 193 | Washington | Caldwell, ID USA | 8 | 1 |
| 1 | Tex Mooney | T | March 8, 1917 | 6'5" | 280 | West Texas A&M | El Paso, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Pete Owens | G | February 11, 1917 | 5'11" | 205 | Texas Tech | Littlefield, TX USA | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Keith Ranspot | E | December 11, 1913 | 6'3" | 205 | SMU | Weatherford, TX USA | 9 | 2 |
| 30 | Frank Sachse | B | July 24, 1917 | 6'0" | 197 | Texas Tech | Brice, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 42/30 | Herm Schmarr | DE | October 1, 1912 | 6'2" | 210 | Catholic | New Britain, CT USA | 5 | 2 |
| 39/5 | George Sergienko | RT | May 22, 1918 | 6'1" | 248 | American Int. | Chicopee Falls, MA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 16/32 | Joe Setcavage | BB | November 12, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | Duquesne | Mahonoy City, PA USA | 10 | 6 |
| 33 | Vaughn Stewart | C | January 16, 1919 | 6'1" | 190 | Alabama | Anniston, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Bud Svendsen | C | February 7, 1915 | 6'1" | 190 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 10 | 6 |
| 24 | Phil Swiadon | G | December 5, 1914 | 6'0" | 220 | NYU | Brooklyn, NY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | George Webb | E | April 2, 1916 | 6'1" | 180 | Texas Tech | Itasca, TX USA | 9 | 2 |
| 37/13 | Ray Wehba | LE | August 16, 1916 | 6'0" | 215 | USC | Sherman, TX USA | 10 | 9 |
