The 1938 Detroit Lions season marked their ninth year in the National Football League (NFL). The team matched their previous season's output of 7–4.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
1938 Detroit Lions season | |
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Head coach | Dutch Clark |
Home field | Titans Stadium and Briggs Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 7–4 |
Division place | 2nd NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Offseason
editDraft
edit1938 Detroit Lions draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Alex Wojciechowicz † | C | Fordham | |
3 | 21 | Pete Smith | E | Oklahoma | |
5 | 36 | Andy Bershak | E | North Carolina | |
6 | 46 | Karl Schleckman | T | Utah | |
7 | 56 | Paul Szakash | E | Montana | |
8 | 66 | Dick Nardi | B | Ohio State | |
9 | 76 | Jim Sirtosky | G | Indiana | |
10 | 86 | Ralph Wolf | C | Ohio State | |
11 | 96 | Clarence Douglass | B | Kansas | |
12 | 106 | Clint Frank | B | Yale | 1937 Heisman Trophy winner |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame |
Schedule
editGame | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
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1 | September 9 | Pittsburgh Pirates | W 16–7 | 1–0 | University of Detroit Stadium | 18,000 | Recap | ||
— | 22 day bye | ||||||||
2 | October 2 | at Cleveland Rams | L 17–21 | 1–1 | Shaw Stadium | 8,012 | Recap | ||
3 | October 9 | at Green Bay Packers | W 17–7 | 2–1 | City Stadium | 21,968 | Recap | ||
4 | October 16 | Washington Redskins | L 5–7 | 2–2 | Briggs Stadium | 42,855 | Recap | ||
5 | October 23 | Chicago Cardinals | W 10–0 | 3–2 | Briggs Stadium | 17,917 | Recap | ||
6 | October 30 | at Chicago Bears | W 13–7 | 4–2 | Wrigley Field | 24,346 | Recap | ||
7 | November 6 | Cleveland Rams | W 6–0 | 5–2 | Briggs Stadium | 31,140 | Recap | ||
8 | November 13 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–28 | 5–3 | Briggs Stadium | 45,139 | Recap | ||
9 | November 20 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 7–3 | 6–3 | Comiskey Park | 8,279 | Recap | ||
10 | November 24 | Chicago Bears | W 14–7 | 7–3 | Briggs Stadium | 26,278 | Recap | ||
11 | December 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–21 | 7–4 | Briggs Stadium | 18,985 | Recap | ||
Notes: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Thursday, November 24 was Thanksgiving. |
Standings
editNFL Western Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
Green Bay Packers | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6–2 | 223 | 118 | L1 | |
Detroit Lions | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 6–2 | 119 | 108 | L1 | |
Chicago Bears | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3–5 | 194 | 148 | L1 | |
Cleveland Rams | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3–5 | 131 | 215 | W1 | |
Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 2–6 | 111 | 168 | W1 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
New York Giants | 8 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 5–2–1 | 194 | 79 | W1 | |
Washington Redskins | 6 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 4–2–2 | 148 | 154 | L1 | |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 4 | 3 | .500 | 3–2–3 | 131 | 161 | T1 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3–5 | 154 | 164 | W2 | |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 2–6 | 79 | 169 | L6 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
edit- ^ 1938 Detroit Lions
- ^ "1938 Detroit Lions Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.