1950 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 1950-Lions-mediaguide.jpg Detroit Lions 1950 6–6 4th NFL National Bo McMillin Briggs Stadium Did not qualify Lions seasons 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.1950 Detroit Lions They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 15th consecutive season. Regular season 1950 NFL season According to the team, a total of 8,685 season tickets were sold by the Lions for the 1950 campaign.Edward M. "Bud" Erickson (ed.), Detroit Lions Facts Book 1963: Press, Radio, TV. Detroit, MI: Detroit Football Company, 1963, p. 4. The Lions played their home games in Briggs Stadium (Tiger Stadium), which had a regular listed seating capacity of 46,194, with an additional 7,000 bleacher seats for football to bring total capacity to 53,194. Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 17 at Green Bay Packers W 45–7 1–0 City Stadium 20,285 Recap 2 September 24 Pittsburgh Steelers W 10–7 2–0 Briggs Stadium 19,600 Recap 3 September 29, 1950 at New York Yanks L 21–44 2–1 Yankee Stadium 11,096 Recap https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D0MaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bCMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7086%2C7581652 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Lions handed first setback September 30, 1950 9 4 October 8 San Francisco 49ers W 24–7 3–1 Briggs Stadium 26,000 Recap 5 October 15 Los Angeles Rams L 28–30 3–2 Briggs Stadium 28,000 Recap 6 October 22 at San Francisco 49ers L 27–28 3–3 Kezar Stadium 26,252 Recap 7 October 29 at Los Angeles Rams L 24–65 3–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 21,700 Recap 8 November 5 Chicago Bears L 21–35 3–5 Briggs Stadium 32,000 Recap — Bye 9 November 19 Green Bay Packers W 24–21 4–5 Briggs Stadium 18,000 Recap 10 November 23 New York Yanks W 49–14 5–5 Briggs Stadium 28,000 Recap https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hPopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dyMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5560%2C4185354 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Bobby Layne paces Lions to 49-14 win November 24, 1950 11 December 3 at Baltimore Colts W 45–21 6–5 Memorial Stadium 12,058 Recap 12 December 10 at Chicago Bears L 3–6 6–6 Wrigley Field 34,604 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 23. Standings thumb|right|260px|Program for the October 15 game against the Los Angeles Rams. Roster 1950 Detroit Lions 24 Fred Enke American football 22 Bobby Layne 33 Ollie Cline 81 Rex Grossman Sr. 14 Bob Hoernschemeyer 16 Dante Magnani CB 42 Lindy Pearson y 37 Doak Walker y K/P 80 Cloyce Box 81 John Greene American football 82 Leon Hart y DE/OLB 89 Dick Rifenburg 64 Howie Brown G 71 Chet Bulger T 70 Gus Cifelli y T 76 Lou Creekmur y G 74 Dick Flanagan G 72 Floyd Jaszewski y G 53 Jack Simmons American football C 60 Joe Soboleski G 65 Les Bingaman MG 88 Jim Cain defensive end DE 84 Barney Hafen DE 73 Thurman McGraw DT 75 John Prchlik DT 57 Jack Lininger y MLB/C 33 John Panelli OLB/FB 36 Bill Schroll OLB/FB 51 Joe Watson American football y OLB/C 44 Don Doll CB 28 Don Panciera S 48 Clarence Self S/RB 40 Bob Smith defensive back, born 1925 CB/P 18 Wally Triplett RB/CB (Military) 17 Jerry Krall y RB (IR) 7px See also 1950 in Michigan References External links 1950 Detroit Lions at Pro Football Reference 1950 Detroit Lions at jt-sw.com Category:Detroit Lions seasons Detroit Lions Detroit Lions Category:1950 in Detroit