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{{Short description|NFL team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox NFL season
| logo = 1948-Lions-mediaguide.jpg
| team = Detroit Lions
| year = 1948
| record = 2–10
| division_place = 5th [[Eastern and Western Conferences (NFL) 1933–1969|NFL Western]]
| owner = [[Detroit Football Company]]
| general manager = [[Bo McMillin]]
| coach = Bo McMillin
| stadium = [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Briggs Stadium]]
| playoffs = ''Did not qualify''
| shortnavlink = Lions seasons
}}

The '''[[1948 NFL season|1948]] [[Detroit Lions]] season''' was the team's 19th overall season in the [[National Football League|league]]. The team failed to improve on their [[1947 Detroit Lions season|previous season]]'s output of 3–9, winning only two games.<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1948.htm 1948 Detroit Lions]</ref> They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season. In this season they used scarlet and black uniforms instead of the traditional Honolulu blue and silver. They returned to Honolulu blue and silver the following season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Uniform History|url=http://www.nfl.com/static/content/public/static/pdf/media-guides/DET-Media-Guide.pdf#page=356|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|work=2019 Detroit Lions Media Guide|date=August 8, 2019|access-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref>

==Schedule==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1948|border=2}}"| Game
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1948|border=2}}"| Date
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1948|border=2}}"| Opponent
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1948|border=2}}"| Result
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1948|border=2}}"| Record
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1948|border=2}}"| Venue
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1948|border=2}}"| Attendance
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1948|border=2}}"| Recap
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1948|border=2}}"| Sources
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 1
| September 22
| at '''[[1948 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]'''
| '''L''' 7–44
| 0–1
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|L.A. Memorial Coliseum]]
| 17,271
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194809220ram.htm Recap]
|
|-
! —
| colspan="8" | ''[[Bye (sports)|Bye]]''
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 2
| October 3
| at '''[[1948 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]'''
| '''L''' 21–33
| 0–2
| [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]]
| 24,206
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194810030gnb.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 3
| October 9
| [[1948 Boston Yanks season|Boston Yanks]]
| '''L''' 14–17
| 0–3
| [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Briggs Stadium]]
| 18,747
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194810090det.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 4
| October 17
| at '''[[1948 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]'''
| '''L''' 0–28
| 0–4
| [[Wrigley Field]]
| 35,425
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194810170chi.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 5
| October 24
| '''[[1948 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]'''
| '''L''' 27–34
| 0–5
| Briggs Stadium
| 17,444
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194810240det.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 6
| October 31
| '''[[1948 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]'''
| '''W''' 24–20
| 1–5
| Briggs Stadium
| 16,174
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194810310det.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 7
| November 7
| at '''[[1948 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]]'''
| '''L''' 20–56
| 1–6
| [[Comiskey Park]]
| 24,051
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194811070crd.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 8
| November 14
| at [[1948 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]
| '''L''' 21–46
| 1–7
| [[Griffith Stadium]]
| 32,528
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194811140was.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 9
| November 21
| [[1948 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| '''W''' 17–14
| 2–7
| Briggs Stadium
| 16,189
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194811210det.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 10
| [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|November 25]]
| '''[[1948 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]]'''
| '''L''' 14–28
| 2–8
| Briggs Stadium
| 22,957
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194811250det.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 11
| December 5
| '''[[1948 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]'''
| '''L''' 14–42
| 2–9
| Briggs Stadium
| 27,485
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194812050det.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 12
| December 12
| at [[1948 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]
| '''L''' 21–45
| 2–10
| [[Shibe Park]]
| 15,322
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194812120phi.htm Recap]
|
|-
|colspan="10"| '''Note:''' Intra-conference opponents are in '''bold''' text. Thanksgiving: November 25.
|}

==Standings==
[[File:481009-Lions-Yanks-program.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Program for the October 9 game against the Boston Yanks.]]
[[File:481031-Lions-Packers-program.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Left halfback "Bullet Bill" Dudley is featured on the October 31 program.]]

{{1948 NFL Western standings}}
{{1948 NFL Eastern standings}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1948.htm 1948 Detroit Lions at Pro Football Reference]
*[http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1948-det 1948 Detroit Lions at jt-sw.com]

{{Detroit Lions}}
{{Detroit Lions seasons}}
{{1948 NFL season by team}}

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