1943 Detroit Lions season

1943 Detroit Lions season
Head coach Gus Dorais
Home field Briggs Stadium
Results
Record 3–6–1
Division place 3rd NFL Western
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1943 Detroit Lions season was their 14th in the 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.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 19, 1943 Chicago Cardinals W 35–17
2 September 26, 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers W 27–0
3 October 3, 1943 Chicago Bears L 27–21
4 October 10, 1943 at Green Bay Packers L 35–14
5 October 17, 1943 at Chicago Cardinals W 7–0
6 October 24, 1943 Green Bay Packers L 27–6
7 October 31, 1943 at Chicago Bears L 35–14
8 November 7, 1943 New York Giants T 0–0
9 November 14, 1943 at Washington Redskins L 42–20
10 November 21, 1943 at Phil-Pitt Steagles L 35–34

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 95 218 L10

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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