1941 Detroit Lions season
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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.
1941 NFL season
The 1941 NFL season was the 22nd regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, Elmer Layden was named the first Commissioner of the NFL, while Carl Storck resigned as league president....
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
season was their 12th in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team failed to improve on their previous season
1940 Detroit Lions season
The 1940 Detroit Lions season was their 11th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 6-5, winning only five games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...
's output of 5-5-1, winning only four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 14, 1941 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 23-0 |
| 2 | September 21, 1941 | at Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks... |
L 14-7 |
| 3 | September 27, 1941 | at Chicago Cardinals | T 14-14 |
| 4 | October 12, 1941 | Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League... |
W 17-7 |
| 5 | October 19, 1941 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 49-0 |
| 6 | October 26, 1941 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 24-7 |
| 7 | November 2, 1941 | at Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League... |
W 14-0 |
| 8 | November 9, 1941 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 20-13 |
| 9 | November 16, 1941 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 21-17 |
| 10 | November 23, 1941 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 24-7 |
| 11 | November 30, 1941 | Chicago Cardinals | W 21-3 |
Standings
| NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Bears 1941 Chicago Bears season The 1941 Chicago Bears season was their 22nd regular season and 6th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 10-1 record under head coach George Halas en route to their second straight NFL Championship and fifth overall league title.-Schedule:-Standings:-All-Star... |
10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 396 | 147 | W-5 |
| Green Bay Packers 1941 Green Bay Packers season The 1941 Green Bay Packers season was their 21st season in the National Football League. The club posted a 10-1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a tie for first place in the Western Conference with the Chicago Bears. The Packers and Bears played a one-game playoff in Chicago to determine... |
10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 258 | 120 | W-8 |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 121 | 195 | W-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals 1941 Chicago Cardinals season The 1941 Chicago Cardinals season was the 22nd season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 2-7-2, winning three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 16th consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
3 | 7 | 1 | .300 | 127 | 197 | L-2 |
| Cleveland Rams 1941 Cleveland Rams season The 1941 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's fifth year with the National Football League and the sixth season in Cleveland.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:*... |
2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 116 | 244 | L-9 |