1951 Detroit Lions season
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The 1951
Detroit Lions
season was their 22nd in the league
. The team improved on their previous season
's output of 6-6, winning seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 16th consecutive season.
1951 NFL season
The 1951 NFL season was the 32nd regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, Baltimore Colts owner Abraham Watner faced financial difficulties, and thus gave his team and its player contracts back to the league for $50,000. However, many Baltimore fans started to protest...
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 22nd 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
1950 Detroit Lions season
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.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...
's output of 6-6, winning seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 16th consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 30, 1951 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
W 35-17 |
| 2 | October 8, 1951 | 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 37-10 |
| 3 | October 14, 1951 | Los Angeles Rams | L 27-21 |
| 4 | October 21, 1951 | 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... |
T 24-24 |
| 5 | October 28, 1951 | 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 28-23 |
| 6 | November 4, 1951 | 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 24-17 |
| 7 | November 11, 1951 | 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... |
W 41-28 |
| 8 | November 18, 1951 | at 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 28-10 |
| 9 | November 22, 1951 | 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 52-35 |
| 10 | December 2, 1951 | 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 20-10 |
| 11 | December 9, 1951 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 24-22 |
| 12 | December 16, 1951 | 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 21-17 |
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 1951 Los Angeles Rams season The 1951 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 14th year with the National Football League and the sixth season in Los Angeles.-NFL Draft:* 1 - Bud McFadin, Texas, G* 2 - Herb Rich, Vanderbilt, B* 3 - Charlie Toogood, Nebraska, T... |
8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 392 | 261 | W-1 |
| San Francisco 49ers 1951 San Francisco 49ers season The 1951 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's second season in the NFL, and were coming off a 3-9-0 record in 1950.The 49ers would win their first ever road game on October 14 against the Pittsburgh Steelers after losing their first 7 in team history... |
7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 255 | 205 | W-3 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 336 | 259 | L-1 |
| Chicago Bears 1951 Chicago Bears season The 1951 Chicago Bears season was their 32nd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a mediocre 7-5 record under head coach George Halas placing them in fourth place in the NFL's National Conference. This season was a drop off from the previous season's near... |
7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 286 | 282 | L-1 |
| Green Bay Packers 1951 Green Bay Packers season The 1951 Green Bay Packers season was their 31st season in the National Football League. The club posted a 3-9 record under coach Gene Ronzani, earning a fifth-place finish in the National Conference.-NFL Draft:... |
3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 254 | 375 | L-7 |
| New York Yanks 1951 New York Yanks season The 1951 New York Yanks season was their second as the Yanks , and their final season before the franchise folded. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7-5, winning only one game. They played eight of their twelve games on the road, including seven of the first... |
1 | 9 | 2 | .100 | 241 | 382 | L-2 |