| 1943 Detroit Lions season | |
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| Owner | Fred L. Mandel Jr. |
| General manager | Graham P. Smith |
| Head coach | Gus Dorais |
| Home field | Briggs Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–6–1 |
| Division place | 3rd NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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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. 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 | |
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| 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.
| NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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| 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
External links
- 1943 Detroit Lions at Pro Football Reference
- 1943 Detroit Lions at jt-sw.com
- 1943 Detroit Lions at The Football Database
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