List of Detroit Lions seasons

The Lions have won four NFL championships. 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 season games in 1978, going 0–16 during the 2008 NFL season. They are also one of four current teams, and the only one in the NFC, to have never played in the Super Bowl.

Seasons
NFL champions (1950–1969)Super Bowl champions (1970–present)Conference championsDivision championsWild Card berthOne-game playoff berth

SeasonTeamLeagueConferenceDivisionRegular seasonPostseason resultsAwardsHead coachesFinishPortsmouth Spartans1930NFL8th563The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932Hal Griffin1931NFL2nd1130George "Potsy" Clark1932NFL3rd624Lost Playoff Game (at Bears) 9–01933NFLWestern2nd650Detroit Lions1934NFLWestern2nd1030George "Potsy" Clark1935NFLWestern1st732Won NFL Championship (1) (Giants) 26–71936NFLWestern3rd8401937NFLWesternT–2nd740Dutch Clark1938NFLWestern2nd7401939NFLWestern3rd650Gus Henderson1940NFLWestern3rd551George "Potsy" Clark1941NFLWestern3rd461Bill Edwards1942NFLWestern5th0110Bill Edwards (0–3)  John Karcis (0–8)1943NFLWestern3rd361Gus Dorais1944NFLWesternT–2nd631Frank Sinkwich (MVP)1945NFLWestern2nd7301946NFLWestern5th11001947NFLWestern5th3901948NFLWestern5th2100Bo McMillin1949NFLWestern4th4801950NFLNational4th6601951NFLNationalT–2nd741Buddy Parker1952NFLNationalT–1st930Won Conference Playoff (Rams) 31–21Won NFL Championship (2) (at Browns) 17–71953NFLWestern1st1020Won NFL Championship (3) (Browns) 17–161954NFLWestern1st921Lost NFL Championship (at Browns) 56–101955NFLWestern6th3901956NFLWestern2nd9301957NFLWestern1st840Won Conference Playoff (at 49ers) 31–27Won NFL Championship (4) (Browns) 59–14George Wilson (COY)George Wilson1958NFLWestern5th4711959NFLWestern5th3811960NFLWesternT–2nd750Won Playoff Bowl (vs. Browns) 17–161961NFLWestern2nd851Won Playoff Bowl (vs. Eagles) 38–101962NFLWestern2nd1130Won Playoff Bowl (vs. Steelers) 17–101963NFLWesternT–4th5811964NFLWestern4th7521965NFLWestern6th671Harry Gilmer1966NFLWesternT–6th4911967NFLWesternCentral3rd572Mel Farr (OROY) Lem Barney (DROY)Joe Schmidt1968NFLWesternCentral4th482Earl McCullouch  (OROY)1969NFLWesternCentral2nd9411970NFLNFCCentral2nd1040Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Cowboys) 5–01971NFLNFCCentral2nd7611972NFLNFCCentral2nd8511973NFLNFCCentral2nd671Don McCafferty1974NFLNFCCentral2nd770Rick Forzano1975NFLNFCCentral2nd7701976NFLNFCCentral3rd680Greg Landry (CBPOY)Rick Forzano (1–3)  Tommy Hudspeth (5–5)1977NFLNFCCentral3rd680Tommy Hudspeth1978NFLNFCCentral3rd790Al Baker (DROY)Monte Clark1979NFLNFCCentral5th21401980NFLNFCCentral2nd970Billy Sims (OROY)1981NFLNFCCentral2nd8801982NFLNFC—8th450Lost First Round Playoffs (at Redskins) 31–71983NFLNFCCentral1st970Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 24–231984NFLNFCCentral4th41111985NFLNFCCentral4th790Darryl Rogers1986NFLNFCCentral3rd51101987NFLNFCCentral5th41101988NFLNFCCentral4th4120Darryl Rogers (2–9)Wayne Fontes (2–3)1989NFLNFCCentral3rd790Barry Sanders (OROY)Wayne Fontes1990NFLNFCCentral3rd61001991NFLNFCCentral1st1240Won Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 38–6Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 41–10Wayne Fontes (COY)1992NFLNFCCentral5th51101993NFLNFCCentral1st1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Packers) 28–241994NFLNFCCentral3rd970Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Packers) 16–12Barry Sanders (OPOY)1995NFLNFCCentral2nd1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Eagles) 58–371996NFLNFCCentral5th51101997NFLNFCCentral3rd970Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Buccaneers) 20–10Barry Sanders (MVP)Bobby Ross1998NFLNFCCentral4th51101999NFLNFCCentral3rd880Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Redskins) 27–132000NFLNFCCentral4th970Bobby Ross (5–4)Gary Moeller (4–3)2001NFLNFCCentral5th2140Marty Mornhinweg2002NFLNFCNorth4th31302003NFLNFCNorth4th5110Steve Mariucci2004NFLNFCNorth3rd61002005NFLNFCNorth3rd5110Steve Mariucci (4–7)Dick Jauron (1–4)2006NFLNFCNorth4th3130Rod Marinelli20072007NFLNFCNorth3rd7902008NFLNFCNorth4th01602009NFLNFCNorth4th2140Jim Schwartz2010NFLNFCNorth3rd6100Ndamukong Suh (DROY)2011NFLNFCNorth2nd1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Saints) 45–28Matthew Stafford (CBPOY)2012NFLNFCNorth4th41202013NFLNFCNorth3rd7902014NFLNFCNorth2nd1150Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Cowboys) 24–20Jim Caldwell2015NFLNFCNorth3rd7902016NFLNFCNorth2nd970Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Seahawks) 26–62017NFLNFCNorth2nd9702018NFLNFCNorth4th6100Matt Patricia 2019NFLNFCNorth4th31212020NFLNFCNorth4th5110 Matt Patricia (4–7)Darrell Bevell (1–4)2021NFLNFCNorth4th3131 Dan Campbell Totals4 Division Titles4 Conference Titles4 NFL Titles57069434(1930–2021, regular season)7130(1930–2021, playoffs)57770734(1930–2021, regular season and playoffs)

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