Franchise History
Year Team
1934-present Detroit Lions (NFL)
1930-1933 Portsmouth Spartans (NFL)
Retired Numbers
Num Player
7 Dutch Clark
22 Bobby Layne
37 Doak Walker
56 Joe Schmidt
85 Chuck Hughes
88 Charlie Sanders
Championship History
Post Season Play Championships
League Championships 4 - 1932 (NFL), 1952 (NFL), 1953 (NFL), 1957 (NFL)
Conference Championships 4 - 1952 (NFC), 1953 (WFC), 1954 (WFC), 1957 (WFC)
Division Championships 4 - 1935 (NFL West), 1983 (NFC Central), 1991 (NFC Central), 1993 (NFC Central)
Playoff Appearances 15 - 1932, 1935, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999
Year by Year Results
Year W L T Finish
2007 7 9 0 3rd
2006 3 13 0 4th
2005 5 11 0 3rd
2004 6 10 0 3rd
2003 5 11 0 4th
2002 3 13 0 4th
2001 2 14 0 5th
2000 9 7 0 3rd
1999 8 8 0 3rd
1998 5 11 0 4th
1997 9 7 0 3rd
1996 5 11 0 5th
1995 10 6 0 1st
1994 9 7 0 2nd
1993 10 6 0 1st
1992 5 11 0 3rd
1991 12 4 0 1st
1990 6 10 0 2nd
1989 7 9 0 3rd
1988 4 12 0 4th
1987 4 11 0 4th
1986 5 11 0 3rd
1985 7 9 0 3rd
1984 4 11 1 4th
1983 9 7 0 1st
1982 4 5 0 8th
1981 8 8 0 2nd
1980 9 7 0 2nd
1979 2 14 0 5th
1978 7 9 0 3rd
1977 6 8 0 3rd
1976 6 8 0 3rd
1975 7 7 0 2nd
1974 7 7 0 2nd
1973 6 7 1 2nd
1972 8 5 1 2nd
1971 7 6 1 2nd
1970 10 4 0 2nd
1969 9 4 1 2nd
1968 4 8 2 4th
1967 5 7 2 3rd
1966 4 9 1 6th
1965 6 7 1 6th
1964 7 5 2 4th
1963 5 8 1 4th
1962 11 3 0 2nd
1961 8 5 1 2nd
1960 7 5 0 2nd
1959 3 8 1 5th
1958 4 7 1 5th
1957 8 4 0 1st
1956 9 3 0 2nd
1955 3 9 0 6th
1954 9 2 1 1st
1953 10 2 0 1st
1952 9 3 0 1st
1951 7 4 1 2nd
1950 6 6 0 4th
1949 4 8 0 4th
1948 2 10 0 5th
1947 3 9 0 5th
1946 1 10 0 2nd
1945 7 3 0 2nd
1944 6 3 1 2nd
1943 3 6 1 3rd
1942 0 11 0 5th
1941 4 6 1 3rd
1940 5 5 1 3rd
1939 6 5 0 3rd
1938 7 4 0 2nd
1937 7 4 0 2nd
1936 8 4 0 3rd
1935 7 3 2 1st
1934 10 3 0 2nd
1933 6 5 0 2nd
1932 6 2 4 3rd
1931 11 3 0 2nd
1930 5 6 3 7th
Totals 477 531 32 Win %: .473
Coaching History
Years Coach Record
2006-present Rod Marinelli 3-13-0
2003-2005 Steve Mariucci 16-32-0
2001-2002 Marty Mornhinweg 5-27-0
2000 Gary Moeller 4-3-0
1997-2000 Bobby Ross 27-32-0
1988-1996 Wayne Fontes 67-71-0
1985-1988 Darryl Rogers 18-40-0
1978-1984 Monte Clark 43-63-1
1976-1977 Tommy Hudspeth 11-13-0
1974-1976 Rick Forzano 15-17-0
1973 Don McCafferty 6-7-1
1967-1972 Joe Schmidt 43-35-7
1965-1966 Harry Gilmer 10-16-2
1957-1964 George Wilson 55-45-6
1951-1956 Raymond (Buddy) Parker 50-24-2
1948-1950 Alvin (Bo) McMillan 12-24-0
1943-1947 Charles (Gus) Dorais 20-31-2
1942 John Karcis 0-8-0
1941-1942 Bill Edwards 4-9-1
1940 George (Potsy) Clark 5-5-1
1939 Elmer (Gus) Henderson 6-5-0
1937-1938 Earl (Dutch) Clark 14-8-0
1931-1936 George (Potsy) Clark 49-20-6
1930 Hal (Tubby) Griffen 5-6-3
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