1946 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Detroit Lions 1946 1–10 5th NFL Western Gus Dorais Did not qualify Lions seasons 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 game.1946 Detroit Lions They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season. The Lions lost their first 6 games before beating the Steelers at 17–7 at home. The Lions then lost their final 4 games of the season. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Bye 2 September 30 at Chicago Cardinals L 14–34 0–1 Comiskey Park Recap 3 October 6 at Washington Redskins L 16–17 0–2 Griffith Stadium Recap 4 October 13 Chicago Cardinals L 14–36 0–3 Briggs Stadium Recap 5 October 20 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–35 0–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap 6 October 27 at Green Bay Packers L 7–10 0–5 Wisconsin State Fair Park Recap 7 November 3 Los Angeles Rams L 20–41 0–6 Briggs Stadium Recap 8 November 10 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–7 1–6 Briggs Stadium Recap 9 November 17 Green Bay Packers L 0–9 1–7 Briggs Stadium Recap 10 November 24 at Chicago Bears L 6–42 1–8 Wrigley Field Recap 11 November 28 Boston Yanks L 10–34 1–9 Briggs Stadium Recap 12 December 8 Chicago Bears L 24–45 1–10 Briggs Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Roster 1946 Detroit Lions roster Backs 88 Jim Callahan CB/RB 84 Bob Cifers FB/S 76 Bill DeCorrevont RB/CB 17 Chuck DeShane S/FB/K 34 Elmer Hackney FB/LB 40 Elmer Madarik CB/RB 85 Joel McCoy RB 44 Dave Ryan LB/RB 18 Mickey Sanzotta RB 55 Ivan Schottel FB 30 Gene Spangler CB/RB 86 Bob Westfall FB/LB 66 Camp Wilson FB Linemen/Linebackers 65 Stan Batinski G/DG 46 Leon Fichman DT/T 80 Walt Jurkiewicz C/LB 73 Jim Montgomery T/DT 66 Anthony Rubino G 83 Frank Szymanski LB/C   6 Damon Tassos DG/G/K 71 Russ Thomas T/DT 81 Emil Uremovich DT/T 33 Walt Vezmar DG 20 Lloyd Wickett T/DT Ends/Receivers 21 Ted Cremer 11 Ed Frutig 10 John Greene 52 Jack Helms K 31 Ralph Jones 82 Jack Matheson rookies in italics References External links 1946 Detroit Lions at Pro Football Reference 1946 Detroit Lions at jt-sw.com Category:Detroit Lions seasons Detroit Lions Detroit Lions Category:1946 in Detroit