1949 Detroit Lions season

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

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1	Template:Dow tooltip	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.

External links

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