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1948 Detroit Lions season
OwnerDetroit Football Company
General managerBo McMillin
Head coachBo McMillin
Home fieldBriggs Stadium
Results
Record2–10
Division place5th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1948 Detroit Lions season was the team's 19th overall season in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 3–9, winning only two games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season. In this season they used scarlet and black uniforms instead of the traditional Honolulu blue and silver. They returned to Honolulu blue and silver the following season.[2]

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 22 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–44 0–1 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 17,271 Recap
— Bye
2 October 3 at Green Bay Packers L 21–33 0–2 City Stadium 24,206 Recap
3 October 9 Boston Yanks L 14–17 0–3 Briggs Stadium 18,747 Recap
4 October 17 at Chicago Bears L 0–28 0–4 Wrigley Field 35,425 Recap
5 October 24 Los Angeles Rams L 27–34 0–5 Briggs Stadium 17,444 Recap
6 October 31 Green Bay Packers W 24–20 1–5 Briggs Stadium 16,174 Recap
7 November 7 at Chicago Cardinals L 20–56 1–6 Comiskey Park 24,051 Recap
8 November 14 at Washington Redskins L 21–46 1–7 Griffith Stadium 32,528 Recap
9 November 21 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–14 2–7 Briggs Stadium 16,189 Recap
10 November 25 Chicago Cardinals L 14–28 2–8 Briggs Stadium 22,957 Recap
11 December 5 Chicago Bears L 14–42 2–9 Briggs Stadium 27,485 Recap
12 December 12 at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–45 2–10 Shibe Park 15,322 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Thanksgiving: November 25.

Standings

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Program for the October 9 game against the Boston Yanks.
Left halfback "Bullet Bill" Dudley is featured on the October 31 program.
NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Cardinals 11 1 0 .917 7–1 395 226 W10
Chicago Bears 10 2 0 .833 7–1 375 151 L1
Los Angeles Rams 6 5 1 .545 3–5 327 269 W3
Green Bay Packers 3 9 0 .250 2–6 154 290 L7
Detroit Lions 2 10 0 .167 1–7 200 407 L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 9 2 1 .818 7–1 376 156 W1
Washington Redskins 7 5 0 .583 5–3 291 287 W1
New York Giants 4 8 0 .333 3–5 297 388 L2
Pittsburgh Steelers 4 8 0 .333 3–5 200 243 L1
Boston Yanks 3 9 0 .250 2–6 174 372 W1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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  1. ^ 1948 Detroit Lions
  2. ^ "Uniform History" (PDF). 2019 Detroit Lions Media Guide. NFL Enterprises, LLC. August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
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