| 1944 Detroit Lions season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Gus Dorais |
| Home field | |
| Results | |
| Record | 6-3-1 |
| Division Place | 2nd NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1943 | 1945 |
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.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 1, 1944 | at Green Bay Packers | L 27-6 |
| 2 | October 8, 1944 | Brooklyn Tigers | W 19-14 |
| 3 | October 15, 1944 | Cleveland Rams | L 20-17 |
| 4 | October 22, 1944 | at Chicago Bears | T 21-21 |
| 5 | October 29, 1944 | Green Bay Packers | L 14-0 |
| 6 | November 5, 1944 | at Card-Pitt | W 27-6 |
| 7 | November 12, 1944 | Card-Pitt | W 21-7 |
| 8 | November 19, 1944 | Chicago Bears | W 41-21 |
| 9 | November 26, 1944 | at Cleveland Rams | W 26-14 |
| 10 | December 3, 1944 | Boston Yanks | W 38-7 |
| NFL Western | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 238 | 141 | W-1 |
| Chicago Bears | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 258 | 172 | W-2 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 216 | 151 | W-4 |
| Cleveland Rams | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 188 | 224 | L-2 |
| Card-Pitt | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 108 | 328 | L-10 |
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| Eastern Division | Western Division |
| Boston | Card-Pitt |
| Brooklyn | Chicago |
| Philadelphia | Cleveland |
| New York | Detroit |
| Washington | Green Bay |
| 1944 NFL Draft • NFL Championship | |
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