1942 NFL Championship Game
The 1942 NFL Championship Game was the tenth title game of the National Football League (NFL), played at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., on December 13, with a sellout capacity attendance of 36,006.
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| Date | December 13, 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Chicago | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 36,006 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Bears: George Halas (owner/coach), Dan Fortmann, Sid Luckman, George Musso, Joe Stydahar, Bulldog Turner Redskins: George Preston Marshall (owner/founder), Ray Flaherty (coach), Sammy Baugh | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | Mutual | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Harry Wismer, Russ Hodges, Jack Drees | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium
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) 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, but were upset 14–6 by the home underdog Redskins.
Tickets were sold out three weeks in advance, and some were being resold for up to fifty dollars.
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 very different result, as the visiting Bears won in a 73–0 rout.