Surf Wiki
Save to docs
sports

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1942 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season

NFL team season

FieldValue
teamDetroit Lions
year1942
record0–11
division_place5th NFL Western
coachBill Edwards and Bull Karcis
stadiumBriggs Stadium
playoffsDid not qualify
shortnavlinkLions seasons

The 1942 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League. The Lions suffered the first winless season since Cincinnati went 0–8 in 1934. This was the first NFL season during U.S. involvement in World War II, which led to player shortages, and thus a depletion of talent. The Lions were hit especially hard by the loss of star halfback Byron “Whizzer” White and tackle Tony Furst. Head coach Bill Edwards was sacked after three games, but the decision had no effect on the Lions’ fortunes.

While there were talks of suspending play, it was ultimately decided to allow all professional sports to continue as morale boosters on the home front. It would remain the only winless season for the Lions until 2008.

Regular season

Schedule

Detroit Lionsyear=1942border=2}}"GameDetroit Lionsyear=1942border=2}}"DateDetroit Lionsyear=1942border=2}}"OpponentDetroit Lionsyear=1942border=2}}"ResultDetroit Lionsyear=1942border=2}}"RecordDetroit Lionsyear=1942border=2}}"VenueDetroit Lionsyear=1942border=2}}"AttendanceDetroit Lionsyear=1942border=2}}"RecapDetroit Lionsyear=1942border=2}}"Sources1234567891011
September 20at Chicago CardinalsL 0–130–1Comiskey Park18,698Recap
September 27Cleveland RamsL 0–140–2Briggs StadiumRecap
October 4Brooklyn DodgersL 7–280–3Briggs StadiumRecap
October 11at Green Bay PackersL 7–380–4State Fair ParkRecap
October 18Chicago CardinalsL 0–70–5Briggs StadiumRecap
October 25Green Bay PackersL 7–280–6Briggs StadiumRecap
November 1at Chicago BearsL 0–160–7Wrigley FieldRecap
November 8Pittsburgh SteelersL 7–350–8Briggs StadiumRecap
November 15at Cleveland RamsL 7–270–9League ParkRecap
November 22Chicago BearsL 0–420–10Briggs StadiumRecap
November 29Washington RedskinsL 3–150–11Briggs StadiumRecap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. September 20: Night game.

Standings

Roster

1942 Detroit Lions final roster
Backs

Awards and records

References

References

  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, {{ISBN. 0-7611-2480-2, p. 301
  2. Barnas, Jo-Ann; ‘Missing Their Engine Parts: War Machine Hampered the 1942 Lions, Who Went 0–11’; ''[[The Washington Post]]'', December 9, 2001, p. D1A
  3. (November 22, 2015). "The 1942 Lions were a winless, toothless mess". [[Detroit Athletic]].
  4. Haney, Jeff. (2008-11-20). "All-defeated or undefeated? Unlikely - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper".
  5. Bak, Richard. (2015-11-22). "The 1942 Lions were a winless, toothless mess".
  6. "NFL Records".
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1942-nfl-season-by-team detroit-lions-seasons 1942-in-sports-in-michigan 1942-in-detroit nfl-winless-seasons
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1942 Detroit Lions season — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report