1943 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Detroit Lions 1943 3–6–1 3rd NFL Western Fred L. Mandel Jr. Graham P. Smith Gus Dorais Briggs Stadium Did not qualify Lions seasons The 1943 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 14th season in the National Football League. The team finished at 3–6–1, an improvement on their previous season's output of 0–11.1943 Detroit Lions They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. Their 0–0 tie with the New York Giants in week 8 is the last scoreless tie in the NFL. Offseason NFL Draft 1943 NFL draft 1943 Detroit Lions 1 1 Frankie Sinkwich B Georgia yes 2 11 Dave Schreiner E Wisconsin 3 15 Dick Ashcom T Oregon 4 26 Ralph Hamer B Furman 5 31 Lloyd Wickett T Oregon State yes 6 41 Jim Jones BB Union (TN) yes 7 51 Paul Sizemore E Furman 8 61 George Poschner E Georgia 9 71 Jack Irish T Arizona yes 10 81 Jack Fenton B Michigan State 11 91 Dick Renfro FB Washington State yes 12 101 Bob Kolesar G Michigan yes 13 111 Del Huntinger B Portland 14 121 Ellard Dernoncort E Colorado 15 131 Dick Woodward E William & Mary 16 141 Marv Bass T St. Louis 17 151 Vic Peelish G West Virginia 18 161 Chet Maeda HB Colorado State yes 19 171 Bert Kuczynski E Penn yes 20 181 Al Scanland B Oklahoma State 21 191 Royal "Ace" Lohry B Iowa State 22 201 Percy Holland G LSU 23 211 Mike Fitzgerald G Missouri yes 24 221 Bill Remington C Washington State yes 25 231 Huel Hamm B Oklahoma 26 241 Irv Konopka T Idaho 27 251 Chuck Fears T UCLA 28 261 Bert Ekern E Missouri 29 271 Virgil Wagner B Millikin 30 281 Manny Kaplan B Western Maryland= nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1943_draft.htm 1943 Detroit Lions Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com July 19, 2026 Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 19 Chicago Cardinals W 35–17 1–0 Briggs Stadium 23,408 Recap 2 September 26 Brooklyn Dodgers W 27–0 2–0 Briggs Stadium 23,768 Recap 3 October 3 Chicago Bears L 21–27 2–1 Briggs Stadium 48,118 Recap 4 October 10 at Green Bay Packers L 14–35 2–2 City Stadium 21,396 Recap 5 October 17 at Chicago Cardinals W 7–0 3–2 Civic Stadium 15,072 Recap 6 October 24 Green Bay Packers L 6–27 3–3 Briggs Stadium 41,463 Recap 7 October 31 at Chicago Bears L 14–35 3–4 Wrigley Field 25,187 Recap 8 November 7 New York Giants T 0–0 3–4–1 Briggs Stadium 16,992 Recap 9 November 14 at Washington Redskins L 20–42 3–5–1 Griffith Stadium 35,540 Recap 10 November 21 at Phil-Pitt Steagles L 34–35 3–6–1 Forbes Field 23,338 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Roster 1943 Detroit Lions final roster Backs 25 Bill Callihan RB/S 46 Tommy Colella RB/CB/P 17 Mike Corgan FB/LB 23 Murray Evans RB/S 48 Chuck Fenenbock RB/CB 34 Elmer Hackney RB/CB 44 Harry Hopp RB/CB/P 45 Bob Keene RB/S 12 Ned Mathews RB/CB 21 Frank Sinkwich RB/CB/P 11 Art Van Tone RB/CB Linemen/Linebackers 65 Stan Batinski G/DG 52 Gerry Conlee C/LB 64 Alex Ketzko T/DT 73 Augie Lio G/T/DG/DT/K 76 Al Kaporch T/DT 62 Sonny Liles G/DG 83 Riley Matheson G/DG 71 Ted Pavelec T/DT 68 Lyle Rockenbach G/DG 66 Anthony Rubino G/DG 40 Roy Stuart G/DG 50 Alex Wojciechowicz C/LB Ends/Receivers 80 Bill Fisk 86 Ben Hightower 20 Bert Kuczynski 81 Bob Layden 82 Jack Matheson Reserve 10 Lloyd Cardwell RB/CB (inactive) Dave Diehl E (inactive) Tony Furst T/DT (Military) Stillman Rouse E (Military) rookies in italics Video YouTube – Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins – (color, no audio) – November 14, 1943 References External links 1943 Detroit Lions at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1943 Detroit Lions at JT-SW.com 1943 Detroit Lions at The Football Database Category:Detroit Lions seasons Detroit Lions Detroit Lions Category:1943 in Detroit