1941 Detroit Lions season
| 1941 Detroit Lions season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Bill Edwards |
| Home field | Briggs Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–6–1 |
| Division place | 3rd NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.
Schedule
[edit]| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | |||||
| 2 | September 14 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–23 | 0–1 | City Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 21 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 7–14 | 0–2 | Ebbets Field | Recap |
| 4 | September 27 | at Chicago Cardinals | T 14–14 | 0–2–1 | Comiskey Park | Recap |
| 5 | Bye | |||||
| 6 | October 12 | Cleveland Rams | W 17–7 | 1–2–1 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 19 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–49 | 1–3–1 | Wrigley Field | Recap |
| 8 | October 26 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–24 | 1–4–1 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 2 | at Cleveland Rams | W 14–0 | 2–4–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 9 | at New York Giants | L 13–20 | 2–5–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap |
| 11 | November 16 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 21–17 | 3–5–1 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 23 | Chicago Bears | L 7–24 | 3–6–1 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | November 30 | Chicago Cardinals | W 21–3 | 4–6–1 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | Bye | |||||
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
[edit]| NFL Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.