| Team: | Detroit Lions |
| Year: | 1950 |
| Record: | 6–6 |
| Division Place: | 4th NFL National |
| Coach: | Bo McMillin |
| Stadium: | Briggs Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Lions seasons |
The 1950 Detroit Lions season was their 21st in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 4–8, winning six games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 15th consecutive season.
See main article: 1950 NFL season.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 17 | at Green Bay Packers | W 45–7 | 1–0 | City Stadium | 20,285 | Recap | |
| 2 | September 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 10–7 | 2–0 | Briggs Stadium | 19,600 | Recap | |
| 3 | at New York Yanks | L 21–44 | 2–1 | Yankee Stadium | 11,096 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 8 | San Francisco 49ers | W 24–7 | 3–1 | Briggs Stadium | 26,000 | Recap | |
| 5 | October 15 | Los Angeles Rams | L 28–30 | 3–2 | Briggs Stadium | 28,000 | Recap | |
| 6 | October 22 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 27–28 | 3–3 | Kezar Stadium | 26,252 | Recap | |
| 7 | October 29 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 24–65 | 3–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 21,700 | Recap | |
| 8 | November 5 | Chicago Bears | L 21–35 | 3–5 | Briggs Stadium | 32,000 | Recap | |
| 9 | Bye | |||||||
| 10 | November 19 | Green Bay Packers | W 24–21 | 4–5 | Briggs Stadium | 18,000 | Recap | |
| 11 | November 23 | New York Yanks | W 49–14 | 5–5 | Briggs Stadium | 28,000 | Recap | |
| 12 | December 3 | at Baltimore Colts | W 45–21 | 6–5 | Memorial Stadium | 12,058 | Recap | |
| 13 | December 10 | at Chicago Bears | L 3–6 | 6–6 | Wrigley Field | 34,604 | Recap | |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||