1939 Detroit Lions season

1939 Detroit Lions season
Head coachGus Henderson
Home fieldTitans Stadium and Briggs Stadium
Local radioWWJ
Results
Record6–5
Division place3rd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1939 Detroit Lions season was their tenth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7–4, winning only six games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 10 Chicago Cardinals W 21–13 1–0 University of Detroit Stadium Recap
2 Bye
3 September 24 Brooklyn Dodgers W 27–7 2–0 University of Detroit Stadium Recap
4 October 1 at Chicago Cardinals W 17–3 3–0 Soldier Field Recap
5 Bye
6 October 15 Cleveland Rams W 15–7 4–0 University of Detroit Stadium Recap
7 October 22 at Green Bay Packers L 7–26 4–1 City Stadium Recap
8 October 29 at Chicago Bears W 10–0 5–1 Wrigley Field Recap
9 November 5 New York Giants W 18–14 6–1 Briggs Stadium Recap
10 November 12 Chicago Bears L 13–23 6–2 Briggs Stadium Recap
11 November 19 at Cleveland Rams L 3–14 6–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
12 November 26 at Washington Redskins L 7–31 6–4 Griffith Stadium Recap
13 December 3 Green Bay Packers L 7–12 6–5 Briggs Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 9 2 0 .818 6–2 233 153 W4
Chicago Bears 8 3 0 .727 6–2 298 157 W4
Detroit Lions 6 5 0 .545 4–4 145 150 L4
Cleveland Rams 5 5 1 .500 4–4 195 164 W1
Chicago Cardinals 1 10 0 .091 0–8 84 254 L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Giants 9 1 1 .900 7–0–1 168 85 W4
Washington Redskins 8 2 1 .800 6–1–1 242 94 L1
Brooklyn Dodgers 4 6 1 .400 3–4–1 108 219 L3
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 9 1 .100 1–7 114 216 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 1 9 1 .100 1–6–1 105 200 L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ^ 1939 Detroit Lions