1939 NFL season

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Sources
NFL History Super Bowl History Pro-Football-Reference.com - Large online database of NFL data and statistics NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 193299436X) Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League Wikipedia

The 1939 NFL season was the 20th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, NFL president Joseph Carr died, and Carl Storck was named to replace him.

An NFL game was televised for the first time when NBC broadcasted a Brooklyn Dodgers - Philadelphia Eagles game.

The season ended when the Green Bay Packers defeated the New York Giants in the NFL Championship Game.

[edit] Major rule changes

The penalty for an ineligible receiver who touches a forward pass is 15 yards and a loss of down.
The penalty for an ineligible receiver who is downfield prior to a forward pass being thrown is 15 yards and a loss of down.
If a kickoff goes out of bounds after only being touched by members of the receiving team, the receiving team takes possession of the ball at that inbounds spot.
The penalty for a second forward pass during a play is changed from 5 yards and a loss of down to just 5 yards.

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Green Bay 27, N.Y. Giants 0, at State Fair Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 10, 1939

Joe F. Carr Trophy (Most Valuable Player)

Parker Hall, Halfback, Cleveland

NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 193299436X)
NFL History 1931-1940 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0062701746)

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