| 1938 Detroit Lions season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Dutch Clark |
| Home field | Titans Stadium and Briggs Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–4 |
| Division place | 2nd NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1938 Detroit Lions season was their ninth in the league. The team matched their previous season's output of 7–4.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
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Main article: 1938 NFL Draft |
| 1938 Detroit Lions draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Alex Wojciechowicz † | C | Fordham | |
| 3 | 21 | Pete Smith | E | Oklahoma | |
| 5 | 36 | Andy Bershak | E | North Carolina | |
| 6 | 46 | Karl Schleckman | T | Utah | |
| 7 | 56 | Paul Szakash | E | Montana | |
| 8 | 66 | Dick Nardi | B | Ohio State | |
| 9 | 76 | Jim Sirtosky | G | Indiana | |
| 10 | 86 | Ralph Wolf | C | Ohio State | |
| 11 | 96 | Clarence Douglass | B | Kansas | |
| 12 | 106 | Clint Frank | B | Yale | 1937 Heisman Trophy winner |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame | |||||
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 9 | Pittsburgh Pirates | W 16–7 | 1–0 | University of Detroit Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | Bye | |||||
| 3 | Bye | |||||
| 4 | October 2 | at Cleveland Rams | L 17–21 | 1–1 | Shaw Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 9 | at Green Bay Packers | W 17–7 | 2–1 | City Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 16 | Washington Redskins | L 5–7 | 2–2 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 23 | Chicago Cardinals | W 10–0 | 3–2 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 30 | at Chicago Bears | W 13–7 | 4–2 | Wrigley Field | Recap |
| 9 | November 6 | Cleveland Rams | W 6–0 | 5–2 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 13 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–28 | 5–3 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 20 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 7–3 | 6–3 | Comiskey Park | Recap |
| 12 | November 24 | Chicago Bears | W 14–7 | 7–3 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–21 | 7–4 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
| NFL Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6–2 | 223 | 118 | L1 | |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 6–2 | 119 | 108 | L1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3–5 | 194 | 148 | L1 | |
| Cleveland Rams | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3–5 | 131 | 215 | W1 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 2–6 | 111 | 168 | W1 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.