1937 Detroit Lions season

1937 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	Dutch Clark
Results
Record	7–4
Division place	2nd NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1937 Detroit Lions season was their eighth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 8–4, winning only seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 10, 1937	at Cleveland Rams	W 28–0
2	September 19, 1937	Chicago Cardinals	W 16–7
3	October 3, 1937	at Green Bay Packers	L 26–6
4	October 10, 1937	Pittsburgh Pirates	W 7–3
5	October 17, 1937	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 30–0
6	October 24, 1937	at Chicago Bears	L 28–20
7	October 31, 1937	Green Bay Packers	L 14–13
8	November 7, 1937	Cleveland Rams	W 27–7
9	November 14, 1937	at New York Giants	W 17–0
10	November 21, 1937	at Chicago Cardinals	W 16–7
11	November 25, 1937	Chicago Bears	L 13–0

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	9	1	1	.900	7–1	201	100	W4
Green Bay Packers	7	4	0	.636	6–2	220	122	L2
Detroit Lions	7	4	0	.636	4–4	180	105	L1
Chicago Cardinals	5	5	1	.500	3–5	135	165	L2
Cleveland Rams	1	10	0	.091	0–8	75	207	L9

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