1943 Detroit Lions season

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 was the last scoreless tie in the NFL as of the end of the 2022 NFL season.

1943 Detroit Lions season
Head coachGus Dorais
Home fieldBriggs Stadium
Results
Record3–6–1
Division place3rd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 19 Chicago Cardinals W 35–17 1–0 Briggs Stadium Recap
2 September 26 Brooklyn Dodgers W 27–0 2–0 Briggs Stadium Recap
3 October 3 Chicago Bears L 21–27 2–1 Briggs Stadium Recap
4 October 10 at Green Bay Packers L 14–35 2–2 City Stadium Recap
5 October 17 at Chicago Cardinals W 7–0 3–2 Civic Stadium Recap
6 October 24 Green Bay Packers L 6–27 3–3 Briggs Stadium Recap
7 October 31 at Chicago Bears L 14–35 3–4 Wrigley Field Recap
8 November 7 New York Giants T 0–0 3–4–1 Briggs Stadium Recap
9 November 14 at Washington Redskins L 20–42 3–5–1 Griffith Stadium Recap
10 November 21 at Phil-Pitt Steagles L 34–35 3–6–1 Forbes Field Recap
11 Bye
12 Bye
13 Bye
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
Detroit Lions 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.

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

References
  1. 1943 Detroit Lions
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