Detroit Lions year by year

97 seasons since 1930 · 617-719-34 all time · 4 titles

How have the Lions ranked, year by year?

The Detroit Lions have played 96 seasons since 1930: 615-717-34 in the regular season, with 4 titles. Their offense scored the most in 2024. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2024's (7th in points allowed), the best offense 2024's (1st in points scored). In 2026 they are 2-2, 5th in points scored and 31st in points allowed after 4 games.

Detroit Lions by season: record, points scored and allowed per game with league rank, coach and postseason
Season	W-L-T	Offense	Defense	Yds/G	Yds allowed/G	Coach	Postseason
2026	2-2	29.85th	31.831st	389.36th	423.832nd	Dan Campbell	—
2025	9-8	28.34th	24.322nd	—	—	Dan Campbell	—
2024	15-2	33.21st	20.17th	—	—	Dan Campbell	Lost in the divisional round
2023	12-5	27.15th	23.223rd	—	—	Dan Campbell	Lost the conference championship
2022	9-8	26.65th	25.128th	—	—	Dan Campbell	—
2021	3-13-1	19.125th	27.531st	—	—	Dan Campbell	—
2020	5-11	23.620th	32.432nd	—	—	Matt Patricia, Darrell Bevell, Robert Prince	—
2019	3-12-1	21.318th	26.426th	—	—	Matt Patricia	—
2018	6-10	20.325th	22.516th	—	—	Matt Patricia	—
2017	9-7	25.67th	23.521st	—	—	Jim Caldwell	—
2016	9-7	21.620th	22.413th	—	—	Jim Caldwell	Lost in the wild card round
2015	7-9	22.418th	25.023rd	—	—	Jim Caldwell	—
2014	11-5	20.122nd	17.63rd	—	—	Jim Caldwell	Lost in the wild card round
2013	7-9	24.713th	23.515th	—	—	Jim Schwartz	—
2012	4-12	23.317th	27.327th	—	—	Jim Schwartz	—
2011	10-6	29.64th	24.223rd	—	—	Jim Schwartz	Lost in the wild card round
2010	6-10	22.615th	23.119th	—	—	Jim Schwartz	—
2009	2-14	16.427th	30.932nd	—	—	Jim Schwartz	—
2008	0-16	16.827th	32.332nd	—	—	Rod Marinelli	—
2007	7-9	21.616th	27.832nd	—	—	Rod Marinelli	—
2006	3-13	19.121st	24.930th	—	—	Rod Marinelli	—
2005	5-11	15.928th	21.621st	—	—	Steve Mariucci, Dick Jauron	—
2004	6-10	18.524th	21.918th	—	—	Steve Mariucci	—
2003	5-11	16.926th	23.725th	—	—	Steve Mariucci	—
2002	3-13	19.126th	28.231st	—	—	Marty Mornhinweg	—
2001	2-14	16.926th	26.530th	—	—	Marty Mornhinweg	—
2000	9-7	19.222nd	19.211th	—	—	Bobby Ross, Gary Moeller	—
1999	8-8	20.115th	20.214th	—	—	Bobby Ross	Lost in the wild card round
1998	5-11	19.120th	23.624th	—	—	Bobby Ross	—
1997	9-7	23.74th	19.110th	—	—	Bobby Ross	Lost in the wild card round
1996	5-11	18.921st	23.022nd	—	—	Wayne Fontes	—
1995	10-6	27.32nd	21.014th	—	—	Wayne Fontes	Lost in the wild card round
1994	9-7	22.36th	21.419th	—	—	Wayne Fontes	Lost in the wild card round
1993	10-6	18.616th	18.315th	—	—	Wayne Fontes	Lost in the wild card round
1992	5-11	17.119th	20.820th	—	—	Wayne Fontes	—
1991	12-4	21.29th	18.411th	—	—	Wayne Fontes	Lost the conference championship
1990	6-10	23.35th	25.826th	—	—	Wayne Fontes	—
1989	7-9	19.519th	22.819th	—	—	Wayne Fontes	—
1988	4-12	13.828th	19.610th	—	—	Darryl Rogers, Wayne Fontes	—
1987	4-11	17.925th	25.626th	—	—	Darryl Rogers	—
1986	5-11	17.322nd	20.413th	—	—	Darryl Rogers	—
1985	7-9	19.219th	22.919th	—	—	Darryl Rogers	—
1984	4-11-1	17.721st	25.523rd	—	—	Monte Clark	—
1983	9-7	21.715th	17.92nd	—	—	Monte Clark	Lost in the divisional round
1982	4-5	20.115th	19.614th	—	—	Monte Clark	Lost in the wild card round
1981	8-8	24.84th	20.113th	—	—	Monte Clark	—
1980	9-7	20.911th	17.05th	—	—	Monte Clark	—
1979	2-14	13.728th	22.823rd	—	—	Monte Clark	—
1978	7-9	18.113th	18.819th	—	—	Monte Clark	—
1977	6-8	13.123rd	18.018th	—	—	Tommy Hudspeth	—
1976	6-8	18.716th	15.710th	—	—	Rick Forzano, Tommy Hudspeth	—
1975	7-7	17.518th	18.78th	—	—	Rick Forzano	—
1974	7-7	18.314th	19.315th	—	—	Rick Forzano	—
1973	6-7-1	19.413th	17.612th	—	—	Don McCafferty	—
1972	8-5-1	24.26th	20.717th	—	—	Joe Schmidt	—
1971	7-6-1	24.43rd	20.416th	—	—	Joe Schmidt	—
1970	10-4	24.82nd	14.42nd	—	—	Joe Schmidt	Lost in the divisional round
1969	9-4-1	18.5	13.4	—	—	Joe Schmidt	—
1968	4-8-2	14.8	17.2	—	—	Joe Schmidt	—
1967	5-7-2	18.6	18.5	—	—	Joe Schmidt	—
1966	4-9-1	14.7	22.6	—	—	Harry Gilmer	—
1965	6-7-1	18.4	21.1	—	—	Harry Gilmer	—
1964	7-5-2	20.0	18.6	—	—	George Wilson	—
1963	5-8-1	23.3	18.9	—	—	George Wilson	—
1962	11-3	22.5	12.6	—	—	George Wilson	—
1961	8-5-1	19.3	18.4	—	—	George Wilson	—
1960	7-5	19.9	17.7	—	—	George Wilson	—
1959	3-8-1	16.9	22.9	—	—	George Wilson	—
1958	4-7-1	21.8	23.0	—	—	George Wilson	—
1957	8-4	20.9	19.3	—	—	George Wilson	Won the championship
1956	9-3	25.0	15.7	—	—	Buddy Parker	—
1955	3-9	19.2	22.9	—	—	Buddy Parker	—
1954	9-2-1	28.1	15.8	—	—	Buddy Parker	Lost the championship game
1953	10-2	22.6	17.1	—	—	Buddy Parker	Won the championship
1952	9-3	28.7	16.0	—	—	Buddy Parker	Won the championship
1951	7-4-1	28.0	21.6	—	—	Buddy Parker	—
1950	6-6	26.8	23.8	—	—	Bo McMillin	—
1949	4-8	19.8	21.6	—	—	Bo McMillin	—
1948	2-10	16.7	33.9	—	—	Bo McMillin	—
1947	3-9	19.3	25.4	—	—	Gus Dorais	—
1946	1-10	12.9	28.2	—	—	Gus Dorais	—
1945	7-3	19.5	19.4	—	—	Gus Dorais	—
1944	6-3-1	21.6	15.1	—	—	Gus Dorais	—
1943	3-6-1	17.8	21.8	—	—	Gus Dorais	—
1942	0-11	3.5	23.9	—	—	Bill Edwards, John Karcis	—
1941	4-6-1	11.0	17.7	—	—	Bill Edwards	—
1940	5-5-1	12.5	13.9	—	—	George "Potsy" Clark	—
1939	6-5	13.2	13.6	—	—	Gus Henderson	—
1938	7-4	10.8	9.8	—	—	Earl "Dutch" Clark	—
1937	7-4	16.4	9.5	—	—	Earl "Dutch" Clark	—
1936	8-4	19.6	8.5	—	—	George "Potsy" Clark	—
1935	7-3-2	15.9	9.3	—	—	George "Potsy" Clark	Won the championship
1934	10-3	18.3	4.5	—	—	George "Potsy" Clark	—
1933Portsmouth Spartans	6-5	11.6	7.9	—	—	George "Potsy" Clark	—
1932Portsmouth Spartans	6-2-4	9.7	5.9	—	—	George "Potsy" Clark	—
1931Portsmouth Spartans	11-3	12.5	5.5	—	—	George "Potsy" Clark	—
1930Portsmouth Spartans	5-6-3	12.6	11.5	—	—	Hal Griffen	—

Regular season. Offense and defense are points scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1970, the first season after the merger; yards (passing net of sacks, plus rushing) in 1999.

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