1943 Detroit Lions season
      
The 1943 Detroit Lions season was their 14th in the 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.
Schedule
|  Week | 
 Date | 
 Opponent | 
 Result | 
| 1 | 
 September 19, 1943  | 
 Chicago Cardinals | 
 W 35–17 | 
| 2 | 
 September 26, 1943 | 
 Brooklyn Dodgers | 
 W 27–0 | 
| 3 | 
 October 3, 1943 | 
 Chicago Bears | 
 L 27–21 | 
| 4 | 
 October 10, 1943 | 
 at Green Bay Packers | 
 L 35–14 | 
| 5 | 
 October 17, 1943 | 
 at Chicago Cardinals | 
 W 7–0 | 
| 6 | 
 October 24, 1943 | 
 Green Bay Packers | 
 L 27–6 | 
| 7 | 
 October 31, 1943 | 
 at Chicago Bears  | 
 L 35–14 | 
| 8 | 
 November 7, 1943 | 
 New York Giants | 
 T 0–0 | 
| 9 | 
 November 14, 1943  | 
 at Washington Redskins | 
 L 42–20 | 
| 10 | 
 November 21, 1943 | 
 at Phil-Pitt Steagles | 
 L 35–24 | 
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Video
- You Tube – Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins – (color, no audio) – November 14, 1943
 
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