1943 NFL season

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The 1943 NFL season was the 24th regular season of the National Football League. Due to the exodus of players who had left to serve in World War II, the Cleveland Rams were granted permission to suspend operations for this season, while the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers merged for this one season, with the combined team (known as Phil-Pitt and called the "Steagles" by fans) playing four home games in Philadelphia and two in Pittsburgh.

With only 8 teams playing, the 1943 season ties the 1932 season for the fewest teams in the league.

Publications

Programs
Week	Date	Teams	Venue
Preseason	August 30, 1942	U.S. Army All-Stars vs. Washington Redskins	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
	September 6, 1942	Western Army All-Stars vs. Chicago Cardinals	University of Denver Stadium
	September 16, 1942	Eastern Army All-Stars vs. Brooklyn Dodgers	Memorial Stadium
Week 1	September 20, 1942	Chicago Cardinals vs. Detroit Lions	Comiskey Park
Week 2	September 27, 1942	Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears	City Stadium
Week 3	October 4, 1942	Detroit Lions vs. Brooklyn Dodgers	Briggs Stadium
	October 4, 1942	Chicago Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers	Comiskey Park
Week 4	October 11, 1942	Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Ebbets Field
Week 5	October 18, 1942	Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Washington Redskins	Ebbets Field
	October 18, 1942	Green Bay Packers vs. Cleveland Rams	City Stadium
Week 6	October 25, 1942	Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Giants	Ebbets Field
	October 25, 1942	Cleveland Rams vs. Chicago Cardinals	Municipal Stadium
Week 7	November 1, 1942	Washington Redskins vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Griffith Stadium
Week 8	November 8, 1942	Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Chicago Bears	Ebbets Field
	November 8, 1942	Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants	Shibe Park
Week 9	November 15, 1942	Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers	Wrigley Field
	November 15, 1942	New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins	Polo Grounds
Week 10	November 22, 1942	New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers	Polo Grounds
Week 11	November 29, 1942	Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Brooklyn Dodgers	Forbes Field
Week 12	December 6, 1942	New York Giants vs. Brooklyn Dodgers	Polo Grounds
Postseason	December 13, 1942	Washington Redskins vs. Chicago Bears	Griffith Stadium
Media Guides and Yearbooks
Media Guides	Philadelphia Eagles • NFL Record Manual