1954 Detroit Lions season

1954 Detroit Lions season
Head coach Buddy Parker
Home field Tiger Stadium
Results
Record 9–2–1
Division place 1st NFL Western
Playoff finish Lost NFL Championship
Timeline
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< 1953 1955 >

The 1954 Detroit Lions season was their 25th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 10–2, winning only nine games.[1] They qualified for the Championship for the third consecutive season.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 26, 1954 Chicago Bears W 48–23
52,343
2 October 10, 1954 Los Angeles Rams W 21–3
56,523
3 October 16, 1954 Baltimore Colts W 35–0
48,272
4 October 24, 1954 at San Francisco 49ers L 37–31
60,500
5 October 31, 1954 at Los Angeles Rams W 27–24
74,342
6 November 6, 1954 at Baltimore Colts W 27–3
25,287
7 November 14, 1954 San Francisco 49ers W 48–7
58,431
8 November 21, 1954 at Green Bay Packers W 21–17
20,767
9 November 25, 1954 Green Bay Packers W 28–24
55,532
10 December 5, 1954 Philadelphia Eagles T 13–13
54,939
11 December 12, 1954 at Chicago Bears L 28–24
37,240
12 December 19, 1954 at Cleveland Browns W 14–10
34,168

Playoff schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
NFL Championship December 26, 1954 at Cleveland Browns L 56–10
43,827

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Detroit Lions 9 2 1 .818 8–2 337 189 W1
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 7–3 301 279 W4
San Francisco 49ers 7 4 1 .636 5–4–1 313 251 W2
Los Angeles Rams 6 5 1 .545 4–5–1 314 285 W1
Green Bay Packers 4 8 0 .333 3–7 234 251 L4
Baltimore Colts 3 9 0 .250 2–8 131 279 L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ↑ 1954 Detroit Lions