Detroit Lions

Location: Detroit, Mich. | Stadium: Ford Field (64,500) | Chairman/Owner: William Clay Ford | President: Tom Lewand
Coach: Jim Schwartz | League Championships: 4

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History

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
2009	2	14	0	4th
2008	0	16	0	4th
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	488	570	32	Win %: .461

Coaching History
Years	Coach	Record
2009-present	Jim Schwartz	2-14-0
2006-2008	Rod Marinelli	10-38-0
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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