The 1939 Detroit Lions season was their tenth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7–4, winning only six games.1939 Detroit Lions They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
Offseason Draft
Roster 1939 Detroit Lions final roster Backs 21 Elvin Hutchinson HB 3 Lloyd Cardwell WB/CB 1 Johnny Pingel RB/QB/P 20 Jim McDonald B 36 Dwight Sloan QB/TB 25 Hal Brill RB/S 20 Jim McDonald RB/CB 5 Howie Weiss RB/CB 22 Fred Vanzo RB/BB 9 Bill Shepherd RB/S/K 22 Fred Vanzo RB/CB 4 Darrell Tully QB/TB/DB 8 Paul Szakash E/BB/FB 34 Phil Martinovich FB/G Linemen/Linebackers 64 Steve Maronic T 26 Bill Feldhaus G/DG 13 John Wiatrak C 16 Jack Johnson T/DT 78 Socko Wiethe LG/MG 19 Regis Monahan G/DG/K 75 Cal Thomas G/DG 28 Bill Radovich G/DG 55 Ray Clemons G 18 Bill Rogers T/DT 17 Dixie Stokes C/LB 14 Ray George RT 15 Tony Tonelli C 66 Tony Calvelli C/G 30 Alex Wojciechowicz C/LB Ends/Receivers 35 Bill Moore E/DE 12 Chuck Hanneman RE / K 11 Monk Moscrip LE / K 29 Jim Austin E 32 Dave Diehl E 83 Connie Mack Berry E
rookies in italics
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 10 Chicago Cardinals W 21–13 1–0 University of Detroit Stadium Recap 2 Bye 3 September 24 Brooklyn Dodgers W 27–7 2–0 University of Detroit Stadium Recap 4 October 1 at Chicago Cardinals W 17–3 3–0 Soldier Field Recap 5 Bye 6 October 15 Cleveland Rams W 15–7 4–0 University of Detroit Stadium Recap 7 October 22 at Green Bay Packers L 7–26 4–1 City Stadium Recap 8 October 29 at Chicago Bears W 10–0 5–1 Wrigley Field Recap 9 November 5 New York Giants W 18–14 6–1 Briggs Stadium Recap 10 November 12 Chicago Bears L 13–23 6–2 Briggs Stadium Recap 11 November 19 at Cleveland Rams L 3–14 6–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap 12 November 26 at Washington Redskins L 7–31 6–4 Griffith Stadium Recap 13 December 3 Green Bay Packers L 7–12 6–5 Briggs Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
References
External links 1939 Detroit Lions at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1939 Detroit Lions at JT-SW.com 1939 Detroit Lions at The Football Database (FootballDB.com) "Brooklyn Dodgers at Detroit Lions," September 24, 1939. Classic Sports via YouTube.com (Video.)