The 1950 Detroit Lions season was their 21st in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 4–8, winning six games.1950 Detroit Lions They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 15th consecutive season.
Regular season
According to the team, a total of 8,685 season tickets were sold by the Lions for the 1950 campaign.Edward M. "Bud" Erickson (ed.), Detroit Lions Facts Book 1963: Press, Radio, TV. Detroit, MI: Detroit Football Company, 1963, p. 4. The Lions played their home games in Briggs Stadium (Tiger Stadium), which had a regular listed seating capacity of 46,194, with an additional 7,000 bleacher seats for football to bring total capacity to 53,194.
Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 17 at Green Bay Packers W 45–7 1–0 City Stadium 20,285 Recap 2 September 24 Pittsburgh Steelers W 10–7 2–0 Briggs Stadium 19,600 Recap 3 at New York Yanks L 21–44 2–1 Yankee Stadium 11,096 Recap 4 October 8 San Francisco 49ers W 24–7 3–1 Briggs Stadium 26,000 Recap 5 October 15 Los Angeles Rams L 28–30 3–2 Briggs Stadium 28,000 Recap 6 October 22 at San Francisco 49ers L 27–28 3–3 Kezar Stadium 26,252 Recap 7 October 29 at Los Angeles Rams L 24–65 3–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 21,700 Recap 8 November 5 Chicago Bears L 21–35 3–5 Briggs Stadium 32,000 Recap — Bye 9 November 19 Green Bay Packers W 24–21 4–5 Briggs Stadium 18,000 Recap 10 November 23 New York Yanks W 49–14 5–5 Briggs Stadium 28,000 Recap 11 December 3 at Baltimore Colts W 45–21 6–5 Memorial Stadium 12,058 Recap 12 December 10 at Chicago Bears L 3–6 6–6 Wrigley Field 34,604 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 23.
Standings
Roster
See also 1950 in Michigan
References
External links 1950 Detroit Lions at Pro Football Reference 1950 Detroit Lions at jt-sw.com