| Team: | Detroit Lions |
| Year: | 1941 |
| Record: | 4–6–1 |
| Division Place: | 3rd NFL Western |
| Coach: | Bill Edwards |
| Stadium: | Briggs Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Lions seasons |
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.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.
| 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 game[2] | ||||||||||