List of Detroit Lions seasons

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the NFC North division. The team plays its home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit. The franchise was founded in Portsmouth, Ohio, as the Portsmouth Spartans and joined the NFL on July 12, 1930.^[2] After being purchased by George A. Richards in 1934, the franchise was relocated to Detroit and renamed to the Detroit Lions in reference to the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise, the Detroit Tigers.^[3][4]

The Detroit Lions have played their home games at Ford Field since 2002.^[1]

The Lions have won four NFL championships, all of which pre-date the existence of the Super Bowl. The Lions' four championships are tied for the tenth most total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises;^[5] the last of these was in 1957, which gives the club the second-longest NFL championship drought behind the Arizona Cardinals.^[6] They are one of four current teams, and the only one in the NFC, to have never played in the Super Bowl.^[7] Two of these teams, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Houston Texans, are expansion teams in the AFC that began play in 1995 and 2002 respectively.^[8] Additionally, the Lions have won only three post-season games since 1957.^[9][10][11] The Lions lost an NFL-record nine consecutive playoff games from 1991 to 2023, for which they hold the NFL record for worst playoff winning percentage.^[12][5]

As of the end of the 2023 regular season, the Lions have an all-time record of 591 wins, 707 losses, and 34 ties in the regular season, with an additional 9 wins and 14 losses in the playoffs. The team has had 39 winning seasons, 49 losing seasons, and 6 seasons with as many wins as losses.^[13][2][3] The Lions were the first franchise to finish a full (non-strike shortened) regular season with no wins or ties, since the move to sixteen regular season games in 1978, going 0–16 during the 2008 NFL season.^[14]

Seasons

 

Lions head coach Dan Campbell played for the team during the 2006–2008 seasons and has been their head coach since 2021.^[15]

Legend
^(#)	The order of league championship won by the franchise
Finish	Final position in league, division, or conference
T-#	Finished tied in that position with one or more teams
Pct	The team's winning percentage for the season
^†	NFL champions (1920–1969)
^‡	Super Bowl champions (1970–present)
^*	Conference champions
^^	Division champions
^§	Wild Card berth
^°	One-game playoff berth

Detroit Lions record by season

Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Regular season					Postseason results	Awards	Head coach	Refs
					Finish	W	L	T	Pct
1930	1930	NFL			8th	5	6	3	.464	The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932^[16]		Hal Griffen	^[17]
1931	1931	NFL			2nd	11	3	0	.786			George "Potsy" Clark	^[18]
1932	1932	NFL			3rd°^[A]	6	2	4	.667	Lost Playoff Game (at Bears) 0–9			^[20]
1933	1933	NFL		Western^[B]	2nd	6	5	0	.545				^[23]
1934	1934	NFL		Western	2nd	10	3	0	.769			George "Potsy" Clark	^[24]
1935	1935	NFL^†		Western^^	1st^^	7	3	2	.667	Won NFL Championship ^(1) (Giants) 26–7			^[25]^[C]
1936	1936	NFL		Western	3rd	8	4	0	.667				^[27]
1937	1937	NFL		Western	T–2nd	7	4	0	.636			Dutch Clark	^[28]^[D]
1938	1938	NFL		Western	2nd	7	4	0	.636				^[29]
1939	1939	NFL		Western	3rd	6	5	0	.545			Gus Henderson	^[30]
1940	1940	NFL		Western	3rd	5	5	1	.500			George "Potsy" Clark	^[31]
1941	1941	NFL		Western	3rd	4	6	1	.409			Bill Edwards	^[32]
1942	1942	NFL		Western	5th	0	11	0	.000			Bill Edwards (0–3) John Karcis (0–8)	^[33]
1943	1943	NFL		Western	3rd	3	6	1	.350			Gus Dorais	^[34]^[E]
1944	1944	NFL		Western	T–2nd	6	3	1	.650		Frank Sinkwich (MVPTooltip National Football League Most Valuable Player Award)		^[35]^[36]
1945	1945	NFL		Western	2nd	7	3	0	.700				^[37]
1946	1946	NFL		Western	5th	1	10	0	.091				^[38]^[F]
1947	1947	NFL		Western	5th	3	9	0	.250				^[39]^[G]
1948	1948	NFL		Western	5th	2	10	0	.167			Bo McMillin	^[40]
1949	1949	NFL		Western	4th	4	8	0	.333				^[41]
1950	1950	NFL	National		4th	6	6	0	.500				^[42]
1951	1951	NFL	National		T–2nd	7	4	1	.625			Buddy Parker	^[43]
1952	1952	NFL^†	National^*		T–1st°	9	3	0	.750	Won Conference Playoff (Rams) 31–21 Won NFL Championship ^(2) (at Browns) 17–7			^[44]
1953	1953	NFL^†	Western^*		1st^*	10	2	0	.833	Won NFL Championship ^(3) (Browns) 17–16			^[45]
1954	1954	NFL	Western^*		1st^*	9	2	1	.792	Lost NFL Championship (at Browns) 10–56			^[46]
1955	1955	NFL	Western		6th	3	9	0	.250				^[47]
1956	1956	NFL	Western		2nd	9	3	0	.750				^[48]
1957	1957	NFL^†	Western^*		1st^*	8	4	0	.667	Won Conference Playoff (at 49ers) 31–27 Won NFL Championship ^(4) (Browns) 59–14	George Wilson (COYTooltip National Football League Coach of the Year Award)	George Wilson	^[49]^[50]
1958	1958	NFL	Western		5th	4	7	1	.375				^[51]
1959	1959	NFL	Western		5th	3	8	1	.292				^[52]
1960	1960	NFL	Western		T–2nd^°	7	5	0	.583	Won Playoff Bowl^[H] (vs. Browns) 17–16			^[54]
1961	1961	NFL	Western		2nd^°	8	5	1	.607	Won Playoff Bowl^[H] (vs. Eagles) 38–10			^[55]^[I]
1962	1962	NFL	Western		2nd^°	11	3	0	.786	Won Playoff Bowl^[H] (vs. Steelers) 17–10			^[57]
1963	1963	NFL	Western		T–4th	5	8	1	.393				^[58]
1964	1964	NFL	Western		4th	7	5	2	.571				^[59]
1965	1965	NFL	Western		6th	6	7	1	.464			Harry Gilmer	^[60]
1966	1966	NFL	Western		T–6th	4	9	1	.321				^[61]
1967	1967	NFL	Western	Central^[J]	3rd	5	7	2	.429		Mel Farr (OROYTooltip National Football League Offensive Rookie of the Year Award) Lem Barney (DROYTooltip National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award)	Joe Schmidt	^[63]^[64]^[65]
1968	1968	NFL	Western	Central	4th	4	8	2	.357		Earl McCullouch (OROYTooltip National Football League Offensive Rookie of the Year Award)		^[66]^[67]
1969	1969	NFL	Western	Central	2nd	9	4	1	.679				^[68]
1970	1970	NFL	NFC^[K]	Central	2nd^§	10	4	0	.714	Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Cowboys) 0–5			^[71]
1971	1971	NFL	NFC	Central	2nd	7	6	1	.536				^[72]
1972	1972	NFL	NFC	Central	2nd	8	5	1	.607				^[73]
1973	1973	NFL	NFC	Central	2nd	6	7	1	.464			Don McCafferty	^[74]
1974	1974	NFL	NFC	Central	2nd	7	7	0	.500			Rick Forzano	^[75]
1975	1975	NFL	NFC	Central	2nd	7	7	0	.500				^[76]
1976	1976	NFL	NFC	Central	3rd	6	8	0	.429		Greg Landry (CBPOYTooltip National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award)	Rick Forzano (1–3) Tommy Hudspeth (5–5)	^[77]^[78]
1977	1977	NFL	NFC	Central	3rd	6	8	0	.429			Tommy Hudspeth	^[79]
1978	1978	NFL	NFC	Central	3rd	7	9	0	.438		Al Baker (DROYTooltip National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award)	Monte Clark	^[80]^[81]^[L]
1979	1979	NFL	NFC	Central	5th	2	14	0	.125				^[83]
1980	1980	NFL	NFC	Central	2nd	9	7	0	.563		Billy Sims (OROYTooltip National Football League Offensive Rookie of the Year Award)		^[84]^[85]
1981	1981	NFL	NFC	Central	2nd	8	8	0	.500				^[86]
1982	1982	NFL	NFC	None^[M]	8th^§^[M]	4	5	0	.444	Lost First Round Playoffs (at Redskins) 7–31			^[88]
1983	1983	NFL	NFC	Central^^	1st^^	9	7	0	.563	Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 23–24			^[89]
1984	1984	NFL	NFC	Central	4th	4	11	1	.281				^[90]
1985	1985	NFL	NFC	Central	4th	7	9	0	.438			Darryl Rogers	^[91]
1986	1986	NFL	NFC	Central	3rd	5	11	0	.313				^[92]
1987	1987	NFL	NFC	Central	5th	4	11	0	.267				^[93]^[N]
1988	1988	NFL	NFC	Central	4th	4	12	0	.250			Darryl Rogers (2–9) Wayne Fontes (2–3)	^[95]
1989	1989	NFL	NFC	Central	3rd	7	9	0	.438		Barry Sanders (OROYTooltip National Football League Offensive Rookie of the Year Award)	Wayne Fontes	^[96]^[97]
1990	1990	NFL	NFC	Central	3rd	6	10	0	.375				^[98]
1991	1991	NFL	NFC	Central^^	1st^^	12	4	0	.750	Won Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 38–6 Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 10–41	Wayne Fontes (COYTooltip National Football League Coach of the Year Award)		^[99]^[100]
1992	1992	NFL	NFC	Central	5th	5	11	0	.313				^[101]
1993	1993	NFL	NFC	Central^^	1st^^	10	6	0	.625	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Packers) 24–28			^[102]
1994	1994	NFL	NFC	Central	3rd^§	9	7	0	.563	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Packers) 12–16	Barry Sanders (OPOYTooltip National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award)		^[103]^[97]
1995	1995	NFL	NFC	Central	2nd^§	10	6	0	.625	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Eagles) 37–58			^[104]
1996	1996	NFL	NFC	Central	5th	5	11	0	.313				^[105]
1997	1997	NFL	NFC	Central	3rd^§	9	7	0	.563	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Buccaneers) 10–20	Barry Sanders (MVPTooltip National Football League Most Valuable Player Award)	Bobby Ross	^[106]^[97]
1998	1998	NFL	NFC	Central	4th	5	11	0	.313				^[107]
1999	1999	NFL	NFC	Central	3rd^§	8	8	0	.500	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Redskins) 13–27			^[108]
2000	2000	NFL	NFC	Central	4th	9	7	0	.563			Bobby Ross (5–4) Gary Moeller (4–3)	^[109]
2001	2001	NFL	NFC	Central	5th	2	14	0	.125			Marty Mornhinweg	^[110]
2002	2002	NFL	NFC	North^[O]	4th	3	13	0	.188				^[112]
2003	2003	NFL	NFC	North	4th	5	11	0	.313			Steve Mariucci	^[113]
2004	2004	NFL	NFC	North	3rd	6	10	0	.375				^[114]
2005	2005	NFL	NFC	North	3rd	5	11	0	.313			Steve Mariucci (4–7) Dick Jauron (1–4)	^[115]
2006	2006	NFL	NFC	North	4th	3	13	0	.188			Rod Marinelli	^[116]
2007	2007	NFL	NFC	North	3rd	7	9	0	.438				^[117]
2008	2008	NFL	NFC	North	4th	0	16	0	.000				^[118]
2009	2009	NFL	NFC	North	4th	2	14	0	.125			Jim Schwartz	^[119]
2010	2010	NFL	NFC	North	3rd	6	10	0	.375		Ndamukong Suh (DROYTooltip National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award)		^[120]^[121]
2011	2011	NFL	NFC	North	2nd^§	10	6	0	.625	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Saints) 28–45	Matthew Stafford (CBPOYTooltip National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award)		^[122]^[123]
2012	2012	NFL	NFC	North	4th	4	12	0	.250				^[124]
2013	2013	NFL	NFC	North	3rd	7	9	0	.438				^[125]
2014	2014	NFL	NFC	North	2nd^§	11	5	0	.688	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Cowboys) 20–24		Jim Caldwell	^[126]
2015	2015	NFL	NFC	North	3rd	7	9	0	.438				^[127]
2016	2016	NFL	NFC	North	2nd^§	9	7	0	.563	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Seahawks) 6–26			^[128]
2017	2017	NFL	NFC	North	2nd	9	7	0	.563				^[129]
2018	2018	NFL	NFC	North	4th	6	10	0	.375			Matt Patricia	^[130]
2019	2019	NFL	NFC	North	4th	3	12	1	.219				^[131]
2020	2020	NFL	NFC	North	4th	5	11	0	.313			Matt Patricia (4–7) Darrell Bevell (1–4)	^[132]
2021	2021	NFL	NFC	North	4th	3	13	1	.206			Dan Campbell	^[133]^[P]
2022	2022	NFL	NFC	North	2nd	9	8	0	.529				^[135]
2023	2023	NFL	NFC	North^^	1st^^	12	5	0	.706	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Rams) 24–23 Won Divisional Playoffs (Buccaneers) 31–23 Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 31–34			^[136]
Totals 5 Division titles 4 Conference titles 4 NFL titles						591	707	34	.456	All-time regular season record (1930–2023)			^[13]
						9	14	—	.391	All-time postseason record (1930–2023)			^[13]
						600	721	34	.455	All-time regular & postseason record (1930–2023)			^[13]

See also

• History of the Detroit Lions
• List of Detroit Lions first-round draft picks
• List of Detroit Lions head coaches

Notes

1. Finished tied for first (by winning percentage) at 6–1–4; lost tiebreaker playoff game to the Bears, which dropped them to 3rd place (by winning percentage). The tiebreaker game was considered a regular season game, so 3rd place at 6–2–4 is the Spartans' final standing.^[19]
2. Prior to 1933, the NFL determined their league champions based on win–loss percentage. After a tie for first place in 1932, the NFL arranged an extra regular season game to determine the season's champion. Based on the success of this matchup, George Preston Marshall and George Halas put forth a proposal to determine the league's champion in a championship match at the end of each season. In 1933, the NFL divided teams into two divisions, with the division champions set to meet in the NFL Championship game.^[21][22]
3. In 1935, the NFL set the number of regular season games to 12. Prior to that, the NFL did not have a set number of games for teams to play.^[26]
4. In 1937, the NFL lowered the number of regular season games, which had been 12 games since 1935, to 11.^[26]
5. In 1943, the NFL again lowered the number of regular season games, which had been 11 games since 1937, to 10.^[26]
6. In 1946, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 10 games since 1943, to 11 games.^[26]
7. In 1947, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 11 games since 1946, to 12 games.^[26]
8. The Playoff Bowl (played between 1960–1969) was a post-season exhibition game to determine third place.^[53]
9. In 1961, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 12 games since 1947, to 14 games.^[26][56]
10. In 1967, the NFL divided conferences into divisions, resulting in two divisions in each of the two conferences. Up to 1967, the league was either divided its two divisions into, two conferences, or neither.^[62]
11. In 1970, the NFL and American Football League (AFL) officially merged in the AFL–NFL merger to form one league with two conferences. All ten former AFL teams as well as Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Baltimore from the pre-merger NFL joined the AFC; the other thirteen remaining NFL teams joined the NFC. Each of those two were divided into three divisions: East, Central, and West.^[69][70]
12. In 1978, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 14 games since 1961, to 16 games.^[26][82]
13. The 1982 season was shortened to nine games after a players' strike. The top eight teams in each conference advanced to the playoffs.^[87]
14. The 1987 NFL strike caused the schedule to be reduced to 15 games.^[94]
15. In 2002, the NFL realigned to create four divisions in both conferences with four teams in each division.^[111]
16. In 2021, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 16 games since 1978, to 17 games.^[26][134]

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