Detroit Lions history

1930–2026 · 97 seasons

Hal Griffen, 1930George "Potsy" Clark, 1931–1936ClarkEarl "Dutch" Clark, 1937–1938Gus Henderson, 1939George "Potsy" Clark, 1940Bill Edwards, 1941–1942John Karcis, 1942Gus Dorais, 1943–1947DoraisBo McMillin, 1948–1950Buddy Parker, 1951–1956ParkerGeorge Wilson, 1957–1964WilsonHarry Gilmer, 1965–1966Joe Schmidt, 1967–1972SchmidtDon McCafferty, 1973Rick Forzano, 1974–1976Tommy Hudspeth, 1976–1977Monte Clark, 1978–1984ClarkDarryl Rogers, 1985–1988Wayne Fontes, 1988–1996FontesBobby Ross, 1997–1998Bobby Ross, 1999–2000Gary Moeller, 2000Marty Mornhinweg, 2001–2002Steve Mariucci, 2003–2005Dick Jauron, 2005Rod Marinelli, 2006–2008Jim Schwartz, 2009–2013Jim Caldwell, 2014–2017Matt Patricia, 2018–2020Darrell Bevell, 2020Dan Campbell, 2021–2026 1935 — champions, 7–3–21952 — champions, 9–31953 — champions, 10–21957 — champions, 8–4

Win percentage by season. The dashed line is .500; a marker is a title.

Every season

SeasonRecordPctPoints ForPoints AgainstFinal
2026 3–2 .6000 164 148
2025 9–8 .5294 481 413
2024 15–2 .8824 564 342
2023 12–5 .7059 461 395
2022 9–8 .5294 453 427
2021 3–13–1 .2059 325 467
2020 5–11 .3125 377 519
2019 3–12–1 .2188 341 423
2018 6–10 .3750 324 360
2017 9–7 .5625 410 376
2016 9–7 .5625 346 358
2015 7–9 .4375 358 400
2014 11–5 .6875 321 282
2013 7–9 .4375 395 376
2012 4–12 .2500 372 437
2011 10–6 .6250 474 387
2010 6–10 .3750 362 369
2009 2–14 .1250 262 494
2008 0–16 .0000 268 517
2007 7–9 .4375 346 444
2006 3–13 .1875 305 398
2005 5–11 .3125 254 345
2004 6–10 .3750 296 350
2003 5–11 .3125 270 379
2002 3–13 .1875 306 451
2001 2–14 .1250 270 424
2000 9–7 .5625 307 307
1999 8–8 .5000 322 323
1998 5–11 .3125 306 378
1997 9–7 .5625 379 306
1996 5–11 .3125 302 368
1995 10–6 .6250 436 336
1994 9–7 .5625 357 342
1993 10–6 .6250 298 292
1992 5–11 .3125 273 332
1991 12–4 .7500 339 295
1990 6–10 .3750 373 413
1989 7–9 .4375 312 364
1988 4–12 .2500 220 313
1987 4–11 .2667 269 384
1986 5–11 .3125 277 326
1985 7–9 .4375 307 366
1984 4–11–1 .2813 283 408
1983 9–7 .5625 347 286
1982 4–5 .4444 181 176
1981 8–8 .5000 397 322
1980 9–7 .5625 334 272
1979 2–14 .1250 219 365
1978 7–9 .4375 290 300
1977 6–8 .4286 183 252
1976 6–8 .4286 262 220
1975 7–7 .5000 245 262
1974 7–7 .5000 256 270
1973 6–7–1 .4643 271 247
1972 8–5–1 .6071 339 290
1971 7–6–1 .5357 341 286
1970 10–4 .7143 347 202
1969 9–4–1 .6786 259 188
1968 4–8–2 .3571 207 241
1967 5–7–2 .4286 260 259
1966 4–9–1 .3214 206 317
1965 6–7–1 .4643 257 295
1964 7–5–2 .5714 280 260
1963 5–8–1 .3929 326 265
1962 11–3 .7857 315 177
1961 8–5–1 .6071 270 258
1960 7–5 .5833 239 212
1959 3–8–1 .2917 203 275
1958 4–7–1 .3750 261 276
1957 8–4 .6667 251 231 NFL Championship
1956 9–3 .7500 300 188
1955 3–9 .2500 230 275
1954 9–2–1 .7917 337 189 lost NFL Championship
1953 10–2 .8333 271 205 NFL Championship
1952 9–3 .7500 344 192 NFL Championship
1951 7–4–1 .6250 336 259
1950 6–6 .5000 321 285
1949 4–8 .3333 237 259
1948 2–10 .1667 200 407
1947 3–9 .2500 231 305
1946 1–10 .0909 142 310
1945 7–3 .7000 195 194
1944 6–3–1 .6500 216 151
1943 3–6–1 .3500 178 218
1942 0–11 .0000 38 263
1941 4–6–1 .4091 121 195
1940 5–5–1 .5000 138 153
1939 6–5 .5455 145 150
1938 7–4 .6364 119 108
1937 7–4 .6364 180 105
1936 8–4 .6667 235 102
1935 7–3–2 .6667 191 111 NFL Championship
1934 10–3 .7692 238 59
1933 6–5 .5455 128 87
1932 6–2–4 .6667 116 71
1931 11–3 .7857 175 77
1930 5–6–3 .4643 176 161

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Updated Mon Oct 19 2026 23:07:52 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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