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{{short description|National Football League team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox NFL season
{{Infobox NFL season
| team = Detroit Lions
| team = Detroit Lions
| year = 1939
| year = 1939
| record = 6-5
| record = 6–5
| division_place = 3rd [[Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69|NFL Western]]
| division_place = 3rd [[Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69|NFL Western]]
| coach = [[Gus Henderson]]
| coach = [[Gus Henderson]]
| stadium = [[University of Detroit Stadium|Titans Stadium]] and [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Briggs Stadium]]
| stadium =
| radio = [[WWJ (AM)|WWJ]]
| playoffs = ''did not qualify''
| playoffs = ''Did not qualify''
| shortnavlink = Lions seasons
}}
}}


The '''[[1939 NFL season|1939]] [[Detroit Lions]] season''' was their tenth in the [[National Football League|league]]. The team failed to improve on their [[1938 Detroit Lions season|previous season]]'s output of 7-4, winning only six games.<ref>[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1939.htm 1939 Detroit Lions]</ref> They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
The '''[[1939 NFL season|1939]] [[Detroit Lions]] season''' was their tenth in the [[National Football League|league]]. The team failed to improve on their [[1938 Detroit Lions season|previous season]]'s output of 7–4, winning only six games.<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1939.htm 1939 Detroit Lions]</ref> They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1939|border=2}}"| Week
! Week
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1939|border=2}}"| Date
! Date
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1939|border=2}}"| Opponent
! Opponent
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1939|border=2}}"| Result
! Result
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1939|border=2}}"| Record
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1939|border=2}}"| Venue
| 1
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1939|border=2}}"| Recap
| September 10, 1939
|-style="background:#cfc"
| [[Chicago Cardinals]]
! 1
| W 21-13
| September 10
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| '''[[1939 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]]'''
| 2
| '''W''' 21–13
| September 24, 1939
| 1–0
| [[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)|Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| [[University of Detroit Stadium]]
| W 27-7
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193909100det.htm Recap]
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 3
|-
! 2
| October 1, 1939
|colspan="7"| ''[[Bye (sports)|Bye]]''
| at [[Chicago Cardinals]]
|-style="background:#cfc"
| W 17-3
! 3
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| September 24
| 4
| [[1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season|Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| October 15, 1939
| '''W''' 27–7
| at [[Chicago Cardinals]]
| W 15-7
| 2–0
| University of Detroit Stadium
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193909240det.htm Recap]
| 5
|-style="background:#cfc"
| October 22, 1939
! 4
| at [[Green Bay Packers]]
| L 26-7
| October 1
| at '''[[1939 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]]'''
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| '''W''' 17–3
| 6
| 3–0
| October 29, 1939
| at [[Chicago Bears]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193910010crd.htm Recap]
| W 10-0
|-
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 7
! 5
|colspan="7"| ''[[Bye (sports)|Bye]]''
| November 5, 1939
|-style="background:#cfc"
| [[New York Giants]]
! 6
| W 18-14
| October 15
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| '''[[1939 Cleveland Rams season|Cleveland Rams]]'''
| 8
| '''W''' 15–7
| November 12, 1939
| 4–0
| [[Chicago Bears]]
| University of Detroit Stadium
| L 23-13
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193910150det.htm Recap]
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|-style="background:#fcc"
| 9
! 7
| November 19, 1939
| October 22
| at [[Cleveland Rams]]
| at '''[[1939 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]'''
| L 14-3
| '''L''' 7–26
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 10
| 4–1
| [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]]
| November 26, 1939
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193910220gnb.htm Recap]
| at [[Washington Redskins]]
|-style="background:#cfc"
| L 31-7
! 8
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| October 29
| 11
| at '''[[1939 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]'''
| December 3, 1939
| '''W''' 10–0
| [[Green Bay Packers]]
| L 12-7
| 5–1
| [[Wrigley Field]]
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193910290chi.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 9
| November 5
| [[1939 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]
| '''W''' 18–14
| 6–1
| [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Briggs Stadium]]
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193911050det.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 10
| November 12
| '''[[1939 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]'''
| '''L''' 13–23
| 6–2
| Briggs Stadium
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193911120det.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 11
| November 19
| at '''[[1939 Cleveland Rams season|Cleveland Rams]]'''
| '''L''' 3–14
| 6–3
| [[Cleveland Municipal Stadium]]
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193911190ram.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 12
| November 26
| at [[1939 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]
| '''L''' 7–31
| 6–4
| [[Griffith Stadium]]
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193911260was.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 13
| December 3
| '''[[1939 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]'''
| '''L''' 7–12
| 6–5
| Briggs Stadium
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193912030det.htm Recap]
|}
|}
'''Note:''' Intra-division opponents are in '''bold''' text.


==Standings==
==Standings==
{{1939 NFL Western standings}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{{1939 NFL Eastern standings}}
|-
! colspan="8" style="background-color: #FFCBCB;" align="center" valign="middle" | [[Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69|NFL Western]]
|-
!
! W
! L
! T
! PCT
! PF
! PA
! STK
|-
| [[1939 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]
| align="center" | 9
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | .813
| align="center" | 233
| align="center" | 153
| align="center" | W-4
|-
| [[1939 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | .727
| align="center" | 298
| align="center" | 157
| align="center" | W-4
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| '''Detroit Lions'''
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | .545
| align="center" | 145
| align="center" | 150
| align="center" | L-4
|-
| [[1939 Cleveland Rams season|Cleveland Rams]]
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | .500
| align="center" | 195
| align="center" | 164
| align="center" | W-1
|-
| [[1939 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]]
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | .091
| align="center" | 84
| align="center" | 254
| align="center" | L-8
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1939.htm?redir 1939 Detroit Lions at Pro Football Reference]
* [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1939-det 1939 Detroit Lions at jt-sw.com]
* [http://www.footballdb.com/teams/detroit-lions/results/1939 1939 Detroit Lions at The Football Database]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nso5_BoR8WY "Brooklyn Dodgers at Detroit Lions,"] September 24, 1939. Classic Sports via YouTube.com <small>(Video.)</small>


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Latest revision as of 05:42, 7 April 2024

1939 Detroit Lions season
Head coachGus Henderson
Home fieldTitans Stadium and Briggs Stadium
Local radioWWJ
Results
Record6–5
Division place3rd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1939 Detroit Lions season was their tenth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7–4, winning only six games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 10 Chicago Cardinals W 21–13 1–0 University of Detroit Stadium Recap
2 Bye
3 September 24 Brooklyn Dodgers W 27–7 2–0 University of Detroit Stadium Recap
4 October 1 at Chicago Cardinals W 17–3 3–0 Soldier Field Recap
5 Bye
6 October 15 Cleveland Rams W 15–7 4–0 University of Detroit Stadium Recap
7 October 22 at Green Bay Packers L 7–26 4–1 City Stadium Recap
8 October 29 at Chicago Bears W 10–0 5–1 Wrigley Field Recap
9 November 5 New York Giants W 18–14 6–1 Briggs Stadium Recap
10 November 12 Chicago Bears L 13–23 6–2 Briggs Stadium Recap
11 November 19 at Cleveland Rams L 3–14 6–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
12 November 26 at Washington Redskins L 7–31 6–4 Griffith Stadium Recap
13 December 3 Green Bay Packers L 7–12 6–5 Briggs Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 9 2 0 .818 6–2 233 153 W4
Chicago Bears 8 3 0 .727 6–2 298 157 W4
Detroit Lions 6 5 0 .545 4–4 145 150 L4
Cleveland Rams 5 5 1 .500 4–4 195 164 W1
Chicago Cardinals 1 10 0 .091 0–8 84 254 L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Giants 9 1 1 .900 7–0–1 168 85 W4
Washington Redskins 8 2 1 .800 6–1–1 242 94 L1
Brooklyn Dodgers 4 6 1 .400 3–4–1 108 219 L3
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 9 1 .100 1–7 114 216 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 1 9 1 .100 1–6–1 105 200 L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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  1. ^ 1939 Detroit Lions
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