The 1941 Detroit Lions season was their 12th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 5–5–1, winning only four games.1941 Detroit Lions They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.
Offseason NFL Draft
Roster 1941 Detroit Lions final roster Backs 30 Steve Belichick FB/LB 11 Dick Booth RB/CB 25 Bill Callihan RB/S 31 Harry Hopp FB/LB 46 Billy Jefferson RB/CB/P 12 Ned Mathews RB/CB 23 Paul Moore RB/S 14 John Noppenberg RB/CB 32 Lloyd Parsons FB/LB 33 Milt Piepul FB/LB 42 Cotton Price RB/CB/S/P 15 Lou Tomasetti RB/CB 44 Whizzer White RB/CB/P Linemen/Linebackers 65 Stan Batinski G/DG 72 Clem Crabtree G/DG 73 Tony Furst T/DT 61 Augie Lio G/DG/K 76 Andy Logan C/LB 62 Jack Mattiford G/DG 51 Bob Nelson C/T/LB 71 Ted Pavelec T/DT 66 Bill Radovich G/DG 79 Alex Schibanoff T/DT 70 John Tripson T/DT 75 Emil Uremovich T/DT 68 Socko Wiethe G/DG 50 Alex Wojciechowicz C/LB Ends/Receivers 82 Stan Andersen 81 Maurice Britt 80 Bill Fisk 83 John Jett 84 Paul Szakash 86 Owen Thuerk
Reserve 10 Lloyd Cardwell RB/CB (IR) Dave Diehl E (inactive) 52 Dunc Obee C/LB (Military) Mike Rodak E (IR) Stillman Rouse E (Military)
rookies in italics Regular Season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 14 at Green Bay Packers L 0–23 0–1 City Stadium 16,734 Recap 2 September 21 at Brooklyn Dodgers L 7–14 0–2 Ebbets Field 19,269 Recap 3 September 27 at Chicago Cardinals T 14–14 0–2–1 Comiskey Park 17,458 Recap — Bye 4 October 12 Cleveland Rams W 17–7 1–2–1 Briggs Stadium 26,481 Recap 5 October 19 at Chicago Bears L 0–49 1–3–1 Wrigley Field 29,980 Recap 6 October 26 Green Bay Packers L 7–24 1–4–1 Briggs Stadium 30,269 Recap 7 November 2 at Cleveland Rams W 14–0 2–4–1 Cleveland Stadium 10,554 Recap 8 November 9 at New York Giants L 13–20 2–5–1 Polo Grounds 27,875 Recap 9 November 16 Philadelphia Eagles W 21–17 3–5–1 Briggs Stadium 16,306 Recap 10 November 23 Chicago Bears L 7–24 3–6–1 Briggs Stadium 28,657 Recap 11 November 30 Chicago Cardinals W 21–3 4–6–1 Briggs Stadium 17,051 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. • September 27: Saturday night gameGeorge Strickler, Official National Football League Roster and Record Manual, 1941. Chicago: National Football League, 1941; back cover. Standings
References
External links 1941 Detroit Lions at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1941 Detroit Lions at JT-SW.com 1941 Detroit Lions at The Football Database