1942 Detroit Lions season
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The 1942
Detroit Lions
season resulted in the Lions having the first winless season since Cincinnati went 0-8 in 1934. It would remain the only imperfect season
for the Lions until 2008
.
1942 NFL season
The 1942 NFL season was the 23rd regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, many players left for service in World War II, thus depleting the rosters of all the teams....
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 resulted in the Lions having the first winless season since Cincinnati went 0-8 in 1934. It would remain the only imperfect season
Imperfect season
An imperfect season is defined as a team losing all of their games. It is the antithesis of a perfect season, and is often referred to as such in a tongue-in-cheek manner...
for the Lions until 2008
2008 Detroit Lions season
The 2008 Detroit Lions season was the 79th season for the franchise in the National Football League. Although the Lions had a flawless preseason with a 4-0 record, the Lions became the first team in NFL history to compile an 0-16 record in regular season play. They were mathematically eliminated...
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 20, 1942 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 13-0 |
| 2 | September 27, 1942 | 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 14-0 |
| 3 | October 4, 1942 | 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... |
L 28-7 |
| 4 | October 11, 1942 | 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 38-7 |
| 5 | October 18, 1942 | Chicago Cardinals | L 7-0 |
| 6 | October 25, 1942 | 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 28-7 |
| 7 | November 1, 1942 | 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... |
L 16-0 |
| 8 | November 8, 1942 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 35-7 |
| 9 | November 15, 1942 | 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 27-7 |
| 10 | November 22, 1942 | 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 42-0 |
| 11 | November 29, 1942 | 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 15-3 |
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 | |
| Chicago Bears 1942 Chicago Bears season The 1942 Chicago Bears season was their 23rd regular season and 7th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 11-0 record under head coach George Halas and temporary co-coaches Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos... |
11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 376 | 84 | W-11 |
| Green Bay Packers 1942 Green Bay Packers season The 1942 Green Bay Packers season was their 22nd season in the National Football League. The club posted a 8-2-1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a second-place finish in the Western Conference.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:... |
8 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 300 | 215 | W-2 |
| Cleveland Browns 1942 Cleveland Rams season The 1942 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's sixth year with the National Football League and seventh season in Cleveland.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 150 | 207 | L-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals 1942 Chicago Cardinals season The 1942 Chicago Cardinals season was the 23rd season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3-7-1, losing eight games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 17th consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 98 | 209 | L-6 |
| Detroit Lions | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 38 | 263 | L-11 |
Roster
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