1939 Detroit Lions season
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The 1939
Detroit Lions
season was their tenth in the league
. The team failed to improve on their previous season
's output of 7-4, winning only six games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
1939 NFL season
The 1939 NFL season was the 20th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, NFL president Joseph Carr died, and Carl Storck was named to replace him....
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
season was their tenth in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team failed to improve on their previous season
1938 Detroit Lions season
The 1938 Detroit Lions season was their ninth in the league. The team matched their previous season's output of 7-4. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...
's output of 7-4, winning only six games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 10, 1939 | Chicago Cardinals | W 21-13 |
| 2 | September 24, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks... |
W 27-7 |
| 3 | October 1, 1939 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 17-3 |
| 4 | October 15, 1939 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 15-7 |
| 5 | October 22, 1939 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 26-7 |
| 6 | October 29, 1939 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 10-0 |
| 7 | November 5, 1939 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 18-14 |
| 8 | November 12, 1939 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 23-13 |
| 9 | November 19, 1939 | at Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League... |
L 14-3 |
| 10 | November 26, 1939 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 31-7 |
| 11 | December 3, 1939 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 12-7 |
Standings
| NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Green Bay Packers 1939 Green Bay Packers season The 1939 Green Bay Packers season was their 19th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-2 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a first-place finish in the Western Conference... |
9 | 2 | 0 | .813 | 233 | 153 | W-4 |
| Chicago Bears 1939 Chicago Bears season The 1939 Chicago Bears season was their 20th regular season completed in the National Football League. They finished second in the Western Division with an 8-3 record. The Bears started the season well, winning 4 of their first 5 games. However, two mid-season losses to New York and Detroit cost... |
8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 298 | 157 | W-4 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 145 | 150 | L-4 |
| Cleveland Rams 1939 Cleveland Rams season The 1939 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's third year with the National Football League and the fourth season in Cleveland.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:*... |
5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 195 | 164 | W-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals 1939 Chicago Cardinals season The 1939 Chicago Cardinals season was their 20th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2-9, winning only one game. They played eight of their eleven games on the road and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 14th consecutive... |
1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 84 | 254 | L-8 |