1950 Detroit Lions season
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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. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 15th consecutive season.
1950 NFL season
The 1950 NFL season was the 31st regular season of the National Football League. The merger with the All-America Football Conference expanded the league to 13 teams. Meanwhile, television brought a new era to the game. The Los Angeles Rams became the first NFL team to have all of its games – both...
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 21st 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 improved on their previous season
1949 Detroit Lions season
The 1949 Detroit Lions season was their 20th in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2-10, winning four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 14th consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...
's output of 4-8, winning six games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 15th consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 17, 1950 | 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... |
W 45-7 |
| 2 | September 24, 1950 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 10-7 |
| 3 | September 29, 1950 | at New York Yanks New York Yanks The New York Yanks American football team played in the National Football League under that name in the 1950 and 1951 seasons. In 1949, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins had requested the NFL to fold his Boston team and give him a new one in New York City... |
L 44-21 |
| 4 | October 8, 1950 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
W 24-7 |
| 5 | October 15, 1950 | Los Angeles Rams | L 30-28 |
| 6 | October 22, 1950 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 28-27 |
| 7 | October 29, 1950 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 65-24 |
| 8 | November 5, 1950 | 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 35-21 |
| 10 | November 19, 1950 | 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... |
W 24-21 |
| 11 | November 23, 1950 | New York Yanks New York Yanks The New York Yanks American football team played in the National Football League under that name in the 1950 and 1951 seasons. In 1949, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins had requested the NFL to fold his Boston team and give him a new one in New York City... |
W 49-14 |
| 12 | December 3, 1950 | at Baltimore Colts | W 45-21 |
| 13 | December 10, 1950 | 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 6-3 |
Standings
| NFL National 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 | |
| Los Angeles Rams 1950 Los Angeles Rams season The 1950 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 13th year with the National Football League and the fifth season in Los Angeles.The 1950 Rams hold the NFL's all-time record for average points per game, scoring 38.8 points per game... |
9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 466 | 309 | W-1 |
| Chicago Bears 1950 Chicago Bears season The 1950 Chicago Bears season was their 31st regular season and 10th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-3 record under head coach George Halas forcing a tie for first in the National Conference with the Los Angeles Rams, but the team finished in second place... |
9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 279 | 207 | W-1 |
| New York Yanks 1950 New York Yanks season The 1950 New York Yanks season was their first as the Yanks . The team improved on their previous season's output of 1-10-1, winning seven games. Their games were particularly high scoring; in seven of their twelve games, forty or more points were scored by a single... |
7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 366 | 367 | W-1 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 321 | 285 | L-1 |
| San Francisco 49ers 1950 San Francisco 49ers season The 1950 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's first season in the NFL, after playing the previous four years in the All-America Football Conference, which folded after the 1949 season... |
3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 213 | 300 | W-1 |
| Green Bay Packers 1950 Green Bay Packers season The 1950 Green Bay Packers season was their 32nd season in the National Football League. The club posted a 3-9 record under coach Gene Ronzani, earning them a fifth place finish in the National Conference.-Offseason:... |
3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 244 | 406 | L-2 |
| Baltimore Colts 1950 Baltimore Colts season The 1950 Baltimore Colts season was their fourth as a franchise and lone season in the NFL. The team matched their previous season's output of 1-11. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 213 | 462 | L-5 |