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1946 Detroit Lions season

Head coach	Gus Dorais
Home field

Results
Record	1-10
Division Place	5th NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1945	1947

The 1946 Detroit Lions season was their 17th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7-3, winning only one games.^[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 30, 1946	at Chicago Cardinals	L 34-14
2	October 6, 1946	at Washington Redskins	L 17-16
3	October 13, 1946	Chicago Cardinals	L 36-14
4	October 20, 1946	at Los Angeles Rams	L 35-14
5	October 27, 1946	at Green Bay Packers	L 10-7
6	November 3, 1946	Los Angeles Rams	L 41-20
7	November 10, 1946	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17-7
8	November 17, 1946	Green Bay Packers	L 9-0
9	November 24, 1946	at Chicago Bears	L 42-6
10	November 28, 1946	Boston Yanks	L 34-10
11	December 8, 1946	Chicago Bears	L 45-24

Standings

NFL Western
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	8	2	1	.800	289	193	W-1
Los Angeles Rams	6	4	1	.600	277	257	W-2
Chicago Cardinals	6	5	0	.545	260	198	W-2
Green Bay Packers	6	5	0	.545	148	158	L-1
Detroit Lions	1	10	0	.091	142	310	L-4

References

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1946 NFL Seasonv · d · e
Eastern Division	Western Division
Boston	Chicago Bears
New York	Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia	Detroit
Pittsburgh	Green Bay
Washington	Los Angeles
1946 NFL Draft • NFL Championship Related: 1946 AAFC Season