1949 Detroit Lions season

1949 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	Bo McMillin
Local radio	WWJ
Results
Record	4–8
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1949 Detroit Lions season marked their 20th year in the National Football League (NFL). 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

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 23	at Los Angeles Rams	L 24–27	0–1	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	17,878	Recap
2	October 3	Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–22	0–2	Briggs Stadium	25,012	Recap
3	October 8	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–14	0–3	Forbes Field	21,355	Recap
4	October 16	Los Angeles Rams	L 10–21	0–4	Briggs Stadium	19,839	Recap
5	October 23	at Chicago Cardinals	W 24–7	1–4	Comiskey Park	23,215	Recap
6	October 30	at Green Bay Packers	L 14–16	1–5	State Fair Park	10,855	Recap
7	November 6	Chicago Cardinals	L 19–42	1–6	Briggs Stadium	22,479	Recap
8	November 13	at Chicago Bears	L 24–27	1–7	Wrigley Field	37,303	Recap
9	November 20	at New York Giants	W 45–21	2–7	Polo Grounds	21,338	Recap
10	November 24	Chicago Bears	L 7–28	2–8	Briggs Stadium	24,385	Recap
11	December 4	New York Bulldogs	W 28–27	3–8	Briggs Stadium	11,956	Recap
12	December 11	Green Bay Packers	W 21–7	4–8	Briggs Stadium	12,576	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Thanksgiving: November 24.

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	8	2	2	.800	6–1–1	360	239	W1
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	6–2	332	218	W6
Chicago Cardinals	6	5	1	.545	4–3–1	360	301	L1
Detroit Lions	4	8	0	.333	2–6	237	259	W2
Green Bay Packers	2	10	0	.167	1–7	114	329	L6

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

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	11	1	0	.917	8–0	364	134	W8
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	5	1	.545	4–4	224	214	W1
New York Giants	6	6	0	.500	3–5	287	298	L2
Washington Redskins	4	7	1	.364	3–4–1	268	339	L1
New York Bulldogs	1	10	1	.091	1–6–1	153	368	L5

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

External links

• 1949 Detroit Lions at Pro Football Reference
• 1949 Detroit Lions at jt-sw.com