1941 Detroit Lions season | |
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Head coach | Bill Edwards |
Home field | Briggs Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4–6–1 |
Division place | 3rd NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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The 1941 Detroit Lions season was their 12th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 5–5–1, winning only four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.
Schedule
Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
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1 | September 14 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–23 | 0–1 | City Stadium | 16,734 | Recap | ||
2 | September 21 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 7–14 | 0–2 | Ebbets Field | 19,269 | Recap | ||
3 | September 27 | at Chicago Cardinals | T 14–14 | 0–2–1 | Comiskey Park | 17,458 | Recap | ||
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4 | October 12 | Cleveland Rams | W 17–7 | 1–2–1 | Briggs Stadium | 26,481 | Recap | ||
5 | October 19 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–49 | 1–3–1 | Wrigley Field | 29,980 | Recap | ||
6 | October 26 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–24 | 1–4–1 | Briggs Stadium | 30,269 | Recap | ||
7 | November 2 | at Cleveland Rams | W 14–0 | 2–4–1 | Cleveland Stadium | 10,554 | Recap | ||
8 | November 9 | at New York Giants | L 13–20 | 2–5–1 | Polo Grounds | 27,875 | Recap | ||
9 | November 16 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 21–17 | 3–5–1 | Briggs Stadium | 16,306 | Recap | ||
10 | November 23 | Chicago Bears | L 7–24 | 3–6–1 | Briggs Stadium | 28,657 | Recap | ||
11 | November 30 | Chicago Cardinals | W 21–3 | 4–6–1 | Briggs Stadium | 17,051 | Recap | ||
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. • September 27: Saturday night game |
Standings
NFL Western Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
Chicago Bears | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 7–1 | 396 | 147 | W5 | |
Green Bay Packers | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 7–1 | 258 | 120 | W8 | |
Detroit Lions | 4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 3–4–1 | 121 | 195 | W1 | |
Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 1 | .300 | 1–6–1 | 127 | 197 | L2 | |
Cleveland Rams | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1–7 | 116 | 244 | L9 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
New York Giants | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6–2 | 238 | 114 | L1 | |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 6–2 | 158 | 127 | W2 | |
Washington Redskins | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5–3 | 176 | 174 | W1 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 8 | 1 | .200 | 1–6–1 | 119 | 218 | L3 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 9 | 1 | .100 | 1–6–1 | 103 | 276 | L2 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- 1941 Detroit Lions
- George Strickler, Official National Football League Roster and Record Manual, 1941. Chicago: National Football League, 1941; back cover.
External links
- 1941 Detroit Lions at Pro Football Reference
- 1941 Detroit Lions at jt-sw.com
- 1941 Detroit Lions at The Football Database
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