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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

Timeline

Previous season		Next season
< 1949		1951 >

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
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	9	3	0	.750	466	309	W-1
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	279	207	W-1
New York Yanks	7	5	0	.583	366	367	W-1
Detroit Lions	6	6	0	.500	321	285	L-1
San Francisco 49ers	3	9	0	.250	213	300	W-1
Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	244	406	L-2
Baltimore Colts	1	11	0	.083	213	462	L-5

References

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v t e Detroit Lions

Formerly the Portsmouth Spartans • Founded in 1929 • Based in Detroit, Michigan

The Franchise	Franchise • History • Seasons • Players • Starting Quarterbacks • Coaches

Stadiums	Universal Stadium • University of Detroit Stadium • Tiger Stadium • Silverdome • Ford Field

Culture	Thanksgiving Classic

Rivalries	Minnesota Vikings

Lore	1932 Playoff Game • The Curse of Bobby Layne • Paper Lion • "What's Going On" • "Fire Millen" • 0-16

Head Coaches	Griffin • G. Clark • D. Clark • Henderson • G. Clark • Edwards • Karcis • Dorais • McMillin • Parker • Wilson • Gilmer • Schmidt • McCafferty • Forzano • Hudspeth • M. Clark • Rogers • Fontes • Ross • Moeller • Mornhinweg • Mariucci • Jauron • Marinelli • Schwartz

Notable people	William Clay Ford • Barry Sanders

League Championships (4)	1935 • 1952 • 1953 • 1957

Current League Affiliations	League: National Football League • Conference: National Football Conference • Division: North Division

Broadcasters	Radio: Detroit Lions Radio Network • Dan Miller • Jim Brandstatter • Tony Ortiz • WXYT-FM • WXYT TV: Detroit Lions Television Network • Matt Shepard • Rob Rubick • Tom Leyden • WXYZ-TV History: List of Detroit Lions broadcasters

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1950 NFL Season v t e
American Conference	National Conference
Chicago Cardinals	Baltimore
Cleveland	Chicago Bears
NY Giants	Detroit
Philadelphia	Green Bay
Pittsburgh	Los Angeles
Washington	NY Yanks
	San Francisco
1950 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl