1943 Detroit Lions season

1943 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	Gus Dorais
Home field	Briggs Stadium
Results
Record	3–6–1
Division place	3rd NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1943 Detroit Lions season was their 14th in the league. The team finished at 3–6–1, an improvement on their previous season's output of 0–11. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 19, 1943	Chicago Cardinals	W 35–17
2	September 26, 1943	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 27–0
3	October 3, 1943	Chicago Bears	L 27–21
4	October 10, 1943	at Green Bay Packers	L 35–14
5	October 17, 1943	at Chicago Cardinals	W 7–0
6	October 24, 1943	Green Bay Packers	L 27–6
7	October 31, 1943	at Chicago Bears	L 35–14
8	November 7, 1943	New York Giants	T 0–0
9	November 14, 1943	at Washington Redskins	L 42–20
10	November 21, 1943	at Phil-Pitt Steagles	L 35–34

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	8	1	1	.889	5–0–1	303	157	W1
Green Bay Packers	7	2	1	.778	4–1–1	264	172	W3
Detroit Lions	3	6	1	.333	2–4	178	218	L2
Chicago Cardinals	0	10	0	.000	0–6	95	238	L10

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

Video

• You Tube – Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins – (color, no audio) – November 14, 1943