| 1944 Detroit Lions season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Gus Dorais |
| Home field | Briggs Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–3–1 |
| Division place | T-2nd NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1944 Detroit Lions season was their 15th in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 3–6–1, winning six games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | |||||
| 2 | Bye | |||||
| 3 | October 1 | at Green Bay Packers | L 6–27 | 0–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | Recap |
| 4 | October 8 | Brooklyn Tigers | W 19–14 | 1–1 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 15 | Cleveland Rams | L 17–20 | 1–2 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 22 | at Chicago Bears | T 21–21 | 1–2–1 | Wrigley Field | Recap |
| 7 | October 29 | Green Bay Packers | L 0–14 | 1–3–1 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | November 5 | at Card-Pitt | W 27–6 | 2–3–1 | Forbes Field | Recap |
| 9 | November 12 | Card-Pitt | W 21–7 | 3–3–1 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 19 | Chicago Bears | W 41–21 | 4–3–1 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 26 | at Cleveland Rams | W 26–14 | 5–3–1 | League Park | Recap |
| 12 | December 3 | Boston Yanks | W 38–7 | 6–3–1 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
| NFL Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 7–1 | 238 | 141 | W1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 4–3–1 | 258 | 172 | W2 | |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 4–3–1 | 216 | 151 | W4 | |
| Cleveland Rams | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 4–4 | 188 | 224 | L2 | |
| Card-Pitt | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0–8 | 108 | 328 | L10 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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