1943 Detroit Lions season

1943 Detroit Lions season
OwnerFred L. Mandel Jr.
General managerGraham P. Smith
Head coachGus Dorais
Home stadiumBriggs Stadium
Results
Record3–6–1
Division place3rd NFL Western
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1943 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 14th season in the National Football League. The team finished at 3–6–1, an improvement on their previous season's output of 0–11.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. Their 0–0 tie with the New York Giants in week 8 is the last scoreless tie in the NFL.

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 19 Chicago Cardinals W 35–17 1–0 Briggs Stadium 23,408 Recap
2 September 26 Brooklyn Dodgers W 27–0 2–0 Briggs Stadium 23,768 Recap
3 October 3 Chicago Bears L 21–27 2–1 Briggs Stadium 48,118 Recap
4 October 10 at Green Bay Packers L 14–35 2–2 City Stadium 21,396 Recap
5 October 17 at Chicago Cardinals W 7–0 3–2 Civic Stadium 15,072 Recap
6 October 24 Green Bay Packers L 6–27 3–3 Briggs Stadium 41,463 Recap
7 October 31 at Chicago Bears L 14–35 3–4 Wrigley Field 25,187 Recap
8 November 7 New York Giants T 0–0 3–4–1 Briggs Stadium 16,992 Recap
9 November 14 at Washington Redskins L 20–42 3–5–1 Griffith Stadium 35,540 Recap
10 November 21 at Phil-Pitt Steagles L 34–35 3–6–1 Forbes Field 23,338 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 8 1 1 .889 5–0–1 303 157 W1
Green Bay Packers 7 2 1 .778 4–1–1 264 172 W3
3 6 1 .333 2–4 178 218 L2
Chicago Cardinals 0 10 0 .000 0–6 95 238 L10
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Washington Redskins 6 3 1 .667 2–3–1 229 137 L3
New York Giants 6 3 1 .667 5–1 197 170 W4
Phil-Pitt 5 4 1 .556 3–2–1 225 230 L1
Brooklyn Dodgers 2 8 0 .200 1–5 65 234 L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Video

  • YouTube – Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins – (color, no audio) – November 14, 1943

References

  1. ^ 1943 Detroit Lions
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