1950 Detroit Lions season

1950 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	Bo McMillin
Home field	Tiger Stadium
Results
Record	6–6
Division place	4th NFL National
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 17, 1950	at Green Bay Packers	W 45–7	20,285
2	September 24, 1950	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 10–7	19,600
3	September 29, 1950	at New York Yanks	L 44–21	11,096
4	October 8, 1950	San Francisco 49ers	W 24–7	26,000
5	October 15, 1950	Los Angeles Rams	L 30–28	28,000
6	October 22, 1950	at San Francisco 49ers	L 28–27	26,252
7	October 29, 1950	at Los Angeles Rams	L 65–24	21,700
8	November 5, 1950	Chicago Bears	L 35–21	32,000
9	Bye
10	November 19, 1950	Green Bay Packers	W 24–21	18,000
11	November 23, 1950	New York Yanks	W 49–14	28,000
12	December 3, 1950	at Baltimore Colts	W 45–21	12,058
13	December 10, 1950	at Chicago Bears	L 6–3	34,604

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.

References

1. 1950 Detroit Lions