1943 Detroit Lions season
NFL team season
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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.[1] 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.
| 1943 Detroit Lions season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fred L. Mandel Jr. |
| General manager | Graham P. Smith |
| Head coach | Gus Dorais |
| Home stadium | Briggs Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–6–1 |
| Division place | 3rd NFL Western |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Offseason
NFL Draft
| 1943 Detroit Lions draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Frankie Sinkwich | B | Georgia | |
| 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 | |
| 6 | 41 | Jim Jones | BB | Union (TN) | |
| 7 | 51 | Paul Sizemore | E | Furman | |
| 8 | 61 | George Poschner | E | Georgia | |
| 9 | 71 | Jack Irish | T | Arizona | |
| 10 | 81 | Jack Fenton | B | Michigan State | |
| 11 | 91 | Dick Renfro | FB | Washington State | |
| 12 | 101 | Bob Kolesar | G | Michigan | |
| 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 | |
| 19 | 171 | Bert Kuczynski | E | Penn | |
| 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 | |
| 24 | 221 | Bill Remington | C | Washington State | |
| 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= | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame | |||||
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
| NFL Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 5–0–1 | 303 | 157 | W1 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 4–1–1 | 264 | 172 | W3 | |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 6 | 1 | .333 | 2–4 | 178 | 218 | L2 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0–6 | 95 | 238 | L10 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
| 1943 Detroit Lions final roster | ||||||
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Backs
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Linemen/Linebackers
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Ends/Receivers
Reserve
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Video
- YouTube – Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins – (color, no audio) – November 14, 1943