1945 Detroit Lions season
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The 1945
Detroit Lions
season was their 9th in the league
. The team improved on their previous season
's output of 6-3-1, winning seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season.
1945 NFL season
The 1945 NFL season was the 26th regular season of the National Football League. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals resumed their traditional operations....
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 9th 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 improved on their previous season
1944 Detroit Lions season
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. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...
's output of 6-3-1, winning seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 23, 1945 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 10-0 |
| 2 | October 7, 1945 | 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 57-21 |
| 3 | October 14, 1945 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 28-24 |
| 4 | October 21, 1945 | Chicago Cardinals | W 26-0 |
| 5 | October 28, 1945 | 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 16-10 |
| 6 | November 4, 1945 | at Boston Yanks Boston Yanks The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts... |
W 10-9 |
| 7 | November 11, 1945 | 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 35-28 |
| 8 | November 18, 1945 | at 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... |
L 35-14 |
| 9 | November 22, 1945 | 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 28-21 |
| 10 | December 2, 1945 | 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... |
W 14-3 |
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 | |
| Cleveland Rams 1945 Cleveland Rams season at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH* Game attendance: 32,178In the first quarter, the Redskins had the ball at their own 5-yard line. Dropping back into the end zone, quarterback Sammy Baugh threw, but the ball hit the goal post and bounced back to the ground in the end zone... |
9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 244 | 136 | W-5 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 195 | 194 | W-1 |
| Green Bay Packers 1945 Green Bay Packers season The 1945 Green Bay Packers season was their 25th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 6-4 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a third-place finish in the Western Conference.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:... |
6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 258 | 173 | L-1 |
| Chicago Bears 1945 Chicago Bears season The 1945 Chicago Bears season was their 26th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a dismal 3-7 record under temporary co-coaches Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos... |
3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 192 | 235 | W-2 |
| Chicago Cardinals 1945 Chicago Cardinals season The 1945 Chicago Cardinals season was the 26th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 0-10, winning one game. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 20th consecutive season... |
1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 98 | 228 | L-6 |