| Team: | Detroit Lions |
| Year: | 1943 |
| Record: | 3–6–1 |
| Division Place: | 3rd NFL Western |
| Owner: | Fred L. Mandel Jr. |
| General Manager: | Graham P. Smith |
| Coach: | Gus Dorais |
| Stadium: | Briggs Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Lions seasons |
The 1943 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 14th season in the National Football 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. Their 0–0 tie with the New York Giants in week 8 was the last scoreless tie in the NFL as of the end of the 2022 NFL season.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 19 | Chicago Cardinals | W 35–17 | 1–0 | Briggs Stadium | Recap | ||
| 2 | September 26 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 27–0 | 2–0 | Briggs Stadium | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 3 | Chicago Bears | L 21–27 | 2–1 | Briggs Stadium | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 10 | at Green Bay Packers | L 14–35 | 2–2 | City Stadium | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 17 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 7–0 | 3–2 | Civic Stadium | Recap | ||
| 6 | October 24 | Green Bay Packers | L 6–27 | 3–3 | Briggs Stadium | Recap | ||
| 7 | October 31 | at Chicago Bears | L 14–35 | 3–4 | Wrigley Field | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 7 | New York Giants | T 0–0 | 3–4–1 | Briggs Stadium | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 14 | at Washington Redskins | L 20–42 | 3–5–1 | Griffith Stadium | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 21 | at Phil-Pitt Steagles | L 34–35 | 3–6–1 | Forbes Field | Recap | ||
| 11 | Bye | |||||||
| 12 | Bye | |||||||
| 13 | Bye | |||||||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||