The 1950 Detroit Lions season was their 21st in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 4–8, winning six games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 15th consecutive season.
Regular season
According to the team, a total of 8,685 season tickets were sold by the Lions for the 1950 campaign.[2] The Lions played their home games in Briggs Stadium (Tiger Stadium), which had a regular listed seating capacity of 46,194, with an additional 7,000 bleacher seats for football to bring total capacity to 53,194.[2]
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 17 | at Green Bay Packers | W 45–7 | 1–0 | City Stadium | 20,285 | Recap | ||
| 2 | September 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 10–7 | 2–0 | Briggs Stadium | 19,600 | Recap | ||
| 3 | September 29 | at New York Yanks | L 21–44 | 2–1 | Yankee Stadium | 11,096 | Recap | [3] | |
| 4 | October 8 | San Francisco 49ers | W 24–7 | 3–1 | Briggs Stadium | 26,000 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 15 | Los Angeles Rams | L 28–30 | 3–2 | Briggs Stadium | 28,000 | Recap | ||
| 6 | October 22 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 27–28 | 3–3 | Kezar Stadium | 26,252 | Recap | ||
| 7 | October 29 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 24–65 | 3–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 21,700 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 5 | Chicago Bears | L 21–35 | 3–5 | Briggs Stadium | 32,000 | Recap | ||
| — | Bye | ||||||||
| 9 | November 19 | Green Bay Packers | W 24–21 | 4–5 | Briggs Stadium | 18,000 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 23 | New York Yanks | W 49–14 | 5–5 | Briggs Stadium | 28,000 | Recap | [4] | |
| 11 | December 3 | at Baltimore Colts | W 45–21 | 6–5 | Memorial Stadium | 12,058 | Recap | ||
| 12 | December 10 | at Chicago Bears | L 3–6 | 6–6 | Wrigley Field | 34,604 | Recap | ||
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 23. | |||||||||
Standings
| NFL National Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 9–2 | 466 | 309 | W1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 279 | 207 | W1 | |
| New York Yanks | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 7–4 | 366 | 367 | W1 | |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–6 | 321 | 285 | L1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 3–8 | 213 | 300 | W1 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–9 | 244 | 406 | L2 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 1–4 | 213 | 462 | L5 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
| NFL American Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8–2 | 310 | 144 | W6 | |
| New York Giants | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8–2 | 268 | 150 | W6 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–5 | 180 | 195 | W1 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 4–6 | 254 | 141 | L4 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 3–6 | 233 | 287 | L1 | |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 1–8 | 232 | 326 | L1 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
See also
References
- ^ 1950 Detroit Lions
- ^ a b Edward M. "Bud" Erickson (ed.), Detroit Lions Facts Book 1963: Press, Radio, TV. Detroit, MI: Detroit Football Company, 1963, p. 4.
- ^ "Lions handed first setback". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. September 30, 1950. p. 9.
- ^ "Bobby Layne paces Lions to 49-14 win". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. November 24, 1950.
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