1950 Detroit Lions season

1950 Detroit Lions season
Head coach Bo McMillin
Home field Tiger Stadium
Results
Record 6–6
Division place 4th NFL National
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1950 Detroit Lions season was their 21st in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 4–8, winning six games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 15th consecutive season.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 17, 1950 at Green Bay Packers W 45–7
20,285
2 September 24, 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers W 10–7
19,600
3 September 29, 1950 at New York Yanks L 44–21
11,096
4 October 8, 1950 San Francisco 49ers W 24–7
26,000
5 October 15, 1950 Los Angeles Rams L 30–28
28,000
6 October 22, 1950 at San Francisco 49ers L 28–27
26,252
7 October 29, 1950 at Los Angeles Rams L 65–24
21,700
8 November 5, 1950 Chicago Bears L 35–21
32,000
9 Bye
10 November 19, 1950 Green Bay Packers W 24–21
18,000
11 November 23, 1950 New York Yanks W 49–14
28,000
12 December 3, 1950 at Baltimore Colts W 45–21
12,058
13 December 10, 1950 at Chicago Bears L 6–3
34,604

Standings

NFL National Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 9 3 0 .750 9–2 466 309 W1
Chicago Bears 9 3 0 .750 8–2 279 207 W1
New York Yanks 7 5 0 .583 7–4 366 367 W1
Detroit Lions 6 6 0 .500 5–6 321 285 L1
San Francisco 49ers 3 9 0 .250 3–8 213 300 W1
Green Bay Packers 3 9 0 .250 2–9 244 406 L2
Baltimore Colts 1 11 0 .083 1–4 213 462 L5

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

References

  1. ↑ 1950 Detroit Lions
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